![]() ![]() Redge Johnson was appointed as a DNR Deputy Director in August 2022. Redge Johnson Deputy Director/PLPCO Executive Director They enjoy hunting, camping and traveling together. He and his wife Becca are raising their five children on their farm. He has a track record of public service, including serving as a legislator, chairman of the Box Elder County Republican Party, Box Elder Farm Bureau Board member, chairman of the Willard Peak Chapter of Delta Waterfowl, board member of the Friends of the Bear River Bird Refuge, and member of the Northern Regional Advisory Council for the Division of Wildlife Resources.įerry holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from Utah State University. He is a 5th generation farmer who operates a ranch, farm, feedlot and hunting properties in Corinne. 21.) He leads an agency of about 2,000 employees from eight divisions and two offices, including Forestry, Fire and State Lands Oil, Gas and Mining State Parks Outdoor Recreation Utah Geological Survey Water Resources Water Rights Wildlife Resources, the Office of Energy Development and the Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office.įerry’s passion for water policy, land conservation and agriculture will serve him well as he works to manage and protect Utah’s natural resources. (He was formally confirmed by the Utah Senate Sept. Joel Ferry was appointed DNR executive director in June 2022 by Gov. This entry was posted in DNR-NewsFeed and tagged beryllium, Michael Vanden Berg, mining production, Utah Geological Survey, Utah Mining on November 9, 2020. Employment is expected to drop slightly in 2020. Utah’s total production is expected to decrease slightly to about 13.9 million short tons in 2020.Īfter several years of decline, employment at coal mines increased 6.2% in 2019 to 1397 employees-an increase from a low of 1185 in 2016-but is still far below the 2028 employees recorded in 2008. Long-term mining salaries continued to increase in 2019, and mining employment remained stable.įive Utah coal operators produced 14.3 million short tons of coal valued at $480 million, a production increase of 4.3% over 2018. ![]() All extractive industries, including oil and gas, paid nearly $80 million in federal mineral lease disbursements. In 2019, the metal, industrial mineral, sand and gravel, and coal mining industries paid over $82 million in property taxes (up 7% from 2018) and over $13 million in mining-related severance taxes (up 32% from 2018). Platinum, palladium, and rhenium are byproducts of copper and molybdenum refinement at Kennecott Copper’s Bingham Canyon mine. Helium has uses far beyond balloons and blimps, including cooling in medical MRI scanners, production of computer chips, inflation of automotive airbags, manufacture of fiber optic cables, and many others. In 2019, for the first time, helium started being produced as a byproduct of natural gas refinement in San Juan County, Utah. Beryllium is one of the lightest and stiffest metals and is used in aerospace, defense, automobile, computer, medical, telecommunications, and other products. Utah remained the United States’ only producer of beryllium, producing approximately 65% of the world’s beryllium in 2019. Copper was Utah’s most valuable metal commodity ($1.2 billion) and brine- and evaporite-derived products were the most valuable industrial mineral commodity group ($483 million). Metals accounted for $2.1 billion of Utah’s mining value ($1.8 billion from Bingham Canyon alone), industrial minerals accounted for $1.3 billion, and coal for $480 million. states for metals and industrial minerals production, with continued active exploration. In 2019, Utah remained one of the top 10 U.S. “The mining industry continues to be a strong contributor to Utah’s overall economy, particularly in rural communities, supplying jobs, tax revenue, and the materials needed to build and sustain our modern society,” said UGS senior scientist Michael Vanden Berg. The report also updates exploration projects and the development of new resources and includes limited data for 2020. It covers non-fuel mineral resources including base and precious metals, industrial minerals, as well as coal, uranium, and unconventional fuels. Utah Mining 2019 summarizes the year’s mineral resource production statistics and values for Utah. Copper remained Utah’s most valuable metal commodity. The state’s total extractive resource value in 2019, including oil and gas, was estimated at $6.5 billion, with mining representing 60%, or $3.9 billion, of the total value. The recently released Utah Mining 2019 report issued by the Utah Geological Survey(UGS) shows Utah’s mining production increased by 2.4%, or over $90 million, last year. ![]()
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