Terms Used In Utah Code 65A-17-305

• Commercially viable technology: means a technology that:
       (2)(a) has been successfully implemented on a commercial scale in similar conditions;
       (2)(b) is shown to be economically viable; and
       (2)(c) is reasonably compatible with the operator's overall extraction process. See Utah Code 65A-17-101
• Division: means the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. See Utah Code 65A-1-1
• Mineral or element: means :
       (10)(a) a rare earth element;
       (10)(b) a trace element or mineral;
       (10)(c) a chemical compound that includes a rare earth element or trace element or mineral; or
       (10)(d) a mineral or element that is attached, embedded to, or is a by-product of another mineral or element. See Utah Code 65A-17-101
• Operator: means a person qualified to do business in the state pursuing the extraction of minerals or elements from the Great Salt Lake. See Utah Code 65A-17-101
• waste: means :
            (18)(a)(i) the failure of an operation to provide the state with a full and fair return on each separately identified mineral or element;
            (18)(a)(ii) an unnecessary depletion, diminishment, or reduction of the quantity or quality of a mineral or element; or
            (18)(a)(iii) imprudent and uneconomical operations. See Utah Code 65A-17-101