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Video / Photo Gallery: Simplot Smoky Canyon 40th Year Celebration

Thousands of area residents turned out for the Simplot Smoky Canyon Mine’s 40th Year Celebration at the Simplot Ballfields west of Afton on Saturday June 10. Here are some pictures and video of the occasion. (SVI Photos by Dan Dockstader)

EPA recognizes Simplot among most energy-efficient manufacturing plants in 2021

◆ Seven plants in 93 nation-wide receive energy star certification. Provided By EPA.gov The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 93 U.S. manufacturing plants earned the agency’s ENERGY STAR certification in 2021. ENERGY STAR certified plants are verified to…

Simplot applies for permit to mine in new area of southeast Idaho

◆ Permit would allow for 10 years of mining. The J.R. Simplot Company has applied for mining permits relating to phosphate extraction in the Dairy Syncline Phosphate Leases in southeastern Caribou County, Idaho. The Dairy Syncline Phosphate Mine project calls…