REDMOND, Sevier County — It is all proper there. The partitions, the ceiling, even the bottom. Nothing however salt.
“There aren’t very many salt mines like this,” Zac Clayson stated. He’s on the commercial group at Redmond Minerals and offers with product orders, emails and cellphone calls on a regular basis.
Nevertheless, there’s a huge smile on his face when he takes individuals into the salt mine to indicate them how this huge central Utah operation works.
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The deepest a part of the salt mine is about 900 toes underground.
“You’ll be able to see the totally different rocks, just about, these veins that come out,” he stated whereas pointing at a big salt wall together with his flashlight.
Redmond Minerals, which is simply exterior the city of Redmond, in Sevier County, has achieved very properly grinding these rocks into every kind of salt. The corporate is well-known for its agricultural salt, together with salt licks for animals and, particularly, its all-natural meals salt.
“Cooks (and bakers) everywhere in the world will use our salt,” Clayson stated.
Most of Redmond’s efforts, although, are to supply salt for icy roads within the winter.
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“We ship highway salt everywhere in the western United States by truck, by practice,” Clayson stated.
Redmond’s salt is properly favored by winter climate states, too, due to its pure calcium and magnesium content material.
Clayson stated Redmond’s salt melts ice when temperatures get all the way down to about 0 levels, the place most different sodium chloride salts cease melting ice when temperatures get to about 20 levels.
“Our product is a high-performing salt,” he stated.
One in every of Redmond’s largest clients is the state of Utah, the place it has been fairly the winter season up to now. The Utah Division of Transportation makes use of a number of distributors for its statewide provide of salt.
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A Redmond Minerals tuck is seen in a salt mine in Sevier County. The corporate crushes rocks into salt and ships it throughout the U.S. Throughout the winter, a variety of that salt hits Utah roads. (Photograph: Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV)
Final 12 months, the state transportation division bought 28% of its provide from Redmond Minerals. Retaining the roads clear is one thing of which the Redmond group is kind of proud.
“In Utah, they’re known as the Utah snow fighters,” Clayson stated. “Whether or not it is the miners or the drivers, their objective is to verify the roads are protected. All of us have household on these roads. We do not need accidents on the highway. We do not need a faculty bus sliding off the highway.”
Mining salt at Redmond Minerals is a year-round operation. Salt is saved in massive piles simply exterior the opening of the mine till it’s wanted on the roads. As Utah retains getting snowstorms, requires extra salt preserve coming in.
“I had a name this morning from a shed due to the storms final evening,” stated Clayson. “They labored via the evening, they have been nearly out of salt.”
Vans have been lined up Wednesday to make deliveries — to the tune of 6,000 tons of salt.
He additionally is aware of extra snowstorms are on the way in which.
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So does his group.
“As a Utah snow fighter, these guys know they’re on name to verify all people can get to the place they should go,” he stated. “Our objective is to do our half to assist preserve the roads clear.”
A Redmond Minerals in Sevier County crushes rocks into salt and ships it throughout the U.S. Throughout the winter, a variety of that salt hits Utah roads. (Photograph: Alex Cabrero, KSL-TV)
According to Jake Fischer during his NBA rumors chat on Bleacher Report, Collin Sexton and Jordan Clarkson are both available. But he also says that the Utah Jazz would prefer to keep Walker Kessler. (Big shoutout to David J. Smith for the notice on this one.)
Enjoyed @JakeLFischer‘s NBA rumors chat. He says Sexton and Clarkson are both available, but that he thinks the Jazz prefer to keep Walker Kessler. It would take a major package to entice them to move him (So not the ones I see many LAL fans suggesting).https://t.co/dQnlHeInf3
This is not something new regarding each of these players but it does provide some clarity with Kessler. But this idea that it would take a “major package” to get him reminds me of something. Oh, that’s right, all of last offseason where we heard the same thing with Lauri Markkanen. That ended up turning into nothing, and we’re seeing the same playbook. Utah is happy with Kessler, but if there’s a team out there to give a major overpay, it sounds like Utah won’t turn that down. Looking back at this offseason and how it panned out. Teams like the Warriors and Kings, who were very interested in Markkanen, certainly look like they might regret not paying the huge price tag.
As far as Sexton and Clarkson, it seems pretty obvious that Utah is likely going for the highest possible package they can get for Collin Sexton. That may take time but Utah needs to think about the ramifications of having Sexton potentially costing them losses down the road. Utah is in an extremely tight race for Cooper Flagg and should think about making a move sooner than later to make that more possible.
TikTok has long known its video livestreams encourage sexual conduct and exploit children yet turned a blind eye because it “profited significantly” from them, according to newly unsealed material in a lawsuit by the state of Utah.
The accusations were made public on Friday, ahead of a scheduled Jan. 19 ban on TikTok in the United States unless its China-based owner, ByteDance, sells the popular social media app.
President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to put that ban on hold.
TikTok has long known its video livestreams encourage sexual conduct and exploit children yet turned a blind eye because it “profited significantly” from them, according to newly unsealed material in a lawsuit. AFP via Getty Images
TikTok, for its part, has said it prioritizes safe livestreaming.
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Utah’s original lawsuit accusing TikTok of exploiting children was filed last June by the state’s Division of Consumer Protection, with state Attorney General Sean Reyes saying the TikTok Live streaming feature created a “virtual strip club” by connecting victims to adult predators in real time.
Citing internal TikTok employee communications and compliance reports, Friday’s largely unredacted complaint said TikTok learned of the threats Live posed through a series of internal reviews into the feature.
It said a probe known as Project Meramec uncovered in early 2022 how hundreds of thousands of 13-to-15-year-olds bypassed Live’s minimum-age restrictions.
It said many children were then allegedly “groomed” by adults to perform sexual acts, sometimes involving nudity, in exchange for virtual gifts.
The complaint also said a probe launched in 2021, Project Jupiter, found that criminals used Live to launder money, sell drugs and fund terrorism including by Islamic State.
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According to the complaint, a probe known as Project Meramec uncovered in early 2022 how hundreds of thousands of 13-to-15-year-olds bypassed Live’s minimum-age restrictions. Shutterstock
In addition, an internal December 2023 study “documented what TikTok admits is ‘the cruelty’ of maintaining Live with its current risks for minors on the app,” the complaint said.
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TikTok had fought the disclosures, citing confidentiality concerns and its interest in “preventing potential bad actors from getting a roadmap” to misuse the app.
A Utah state judge, Coral Sanchez, ordered the release of much of the previously redacted material on Dec. 19.
“This lawsuit ignores the number of proactive measures that TikTok has voluntarily implemented to support community safety and well-being,” a TikTok spokesperson said on Friday.
“Instead, the complaint cherry-picks misleading quotes and outdated documents and presents them out of context, which distorts our commitment to the safety of our community,” the spokesperson added.
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Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes says the TikTok Live streaming feature created a “virtual strip club” by connecting victims to adult predators in real time. AP
In October, a bipartisan group of 13 states and Washington, DC, separately sued TikTok for allegedly exploiting children and addicting them to the app.
“Social media is too often the tool for exploiting America’s young people,” Reyes said in a statement on Friday.
“Thanks to Judge Sanchez’s ruling, more of TikTok’s shocking conduct will now be public through this unredacted complaint,” he added. “(The) full extent of its culpability can be demonstrated at trial.”
President Joe Biden signed a law authorizing the TikTok ban last April, addressing concern TikTok could gather intelligence on American users and share it with the Chinese government.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether to put the ban on hold on Jan. 10. It is expected to rule quickly.
Utah Hockey Club (17-15-6, in the Central Division) vs. Dallas Stars (23-13-1, in the Central Division)
Dallas; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: The Utah Hockey Club visit the Dallas Stars after Lawson Crouse’s two-goal game against the Calgary Flames in the Utah Hockey Club’s 5-3 win.
Dallas is 23-13-1 overall with a 10-3-1 record in Central Division play. The Stars have a 13-6-1 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
Utah has a 4-6-1 record in Central Division games and a 17-15-6 record overall. The Utah Hockey Club serve 10.9 penalty minutes per game to rank second in NHL play.
Saturday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season. The Stars won the previous matchup 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Matt Duchene has 15 goals and 20 assists for the Stars. Roope Hintz has seven goals and one assist over the past 10 games.
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Dylan Guenther has 16 goals and 18 assists for the Utah Hockey Club. Clayton Keller has five goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Stars: 6-3-1, averaging 2.8 goals, five assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Utah Hockey Club: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 5.3 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Stars: None listed.
Utah Hockey Club: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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