Port's next target is Beaver Co.'s Mineral Mountains

Brice Wallace 

A new inland port area in Beaver County could someday became “central hubs for fueling, logistics and emerging industry growth.”

That’s what the Utah Inland Port Authority envisions for a four-zone area of about 19,820 acres. Dubbed the Mineral Mountains project area, it would encompass parts of Beaver City, Beaver County and Milford City.

The port authority board will consider creating the project area at an Oct. 4 meeting in Milford. At a September briefing to the board, Jen Wakeland, Beaver County strategic development director, said the county wants to continue to invest in agriculture but also into agriculture technology, mining, advanced manufacturing, aerospace technology and Please log in to see the rest of this story.