Salt Lake County bans new mines in Wasatch foothills and canyons
The county zoning change aims to block a limestone quarry proposed for Parleys Canyon.
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) A proposed limestone quarry in Parleys Canyon would be accessed by this road above Interstate 80, photographed Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.