Mostly sunny and dry across northern Utah today. Salt Lake City 63°/43°, Ogden 61°/42°, Logan 61°/37°. Source: National Weather Service, 8 a.m. MST.
Mining & Resources
Kennecott asks the state to end Bingham Canyon's 1978 reclamation contract
November 7, 2026. The Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining has set a hearing on Kennecott Utah Copper's request to terminate the 1978 mined land reclamation contract for the Bingham Canyon Mine. The hearing is December 2 at 9 a.m. at the Department of Natural Resources in Salt Lake City, and it will be streamed on the DNR YouTube channel. Anyone who wants to take part as a party has to file a written objection by November 18. Source: NoticeRegistry, reprinting the board's notice of hearing (Docket No. 2026-067).
Utah Projects
A $5 million MIDA sports complex is underway near Jordanelle
November 6, 2026. The Military Installation Development Authority is proposing a $5 million recreation area and sports complex on about 40 acres east of Highway 40 near Jordanelle State Park, on ground at the Mayflower interchange that was formerly used for mining tailings. The plan includes two multiuse fields, tennis courts, 20 pickleball courts, a pump track and bike park, and it builds on an environmental covenant protecting the tailings ponds. It would be paid for through a public infrastructure district funded by recreation and commercial sales tax, not residential property tax. Source: Clara Hatcher, The Park Record.
State funding approved for the SR-92 pedestrian bridge in Lehi
November 8, 2026. The Utah Transportation Commission approved $4,533,402 in state funding for the SR-92 (Timpanogos Highway) pedestrian bridge in Lehi, matched with $4,466,598 from Mountainland Association of Governments, for $9 million total. The money lets the project move into design and construction. The bridge will connect trails on both sides of the highway and give students a safer route to Belmont Elementary, Viewmont Middle School and Skyridge High School. Source: Jacob Nielson, Daily Herald.
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