Magcorp, Radiation and Environmental Issues

File — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Chip Ward photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 2 color aerial snapshots of water and islands, labeled “Magcorp” and dating from 1997-1999. Magcorp owned a factory and industrial site on the edget of the Great Salt Lake used for producing magnesium metal that was the subject of a federal lawsuit in the late 1990s for environmental infractions; the site is now onwed by U.S. Magnesium.

Dates

1997-1999

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.