Fact mine-046
newanalysisreported The Emery parcel Valar was allowed to test (04-0019-0030) is 112.7 acres, matching the ~110 acres it says it is buying
Emery County's 17 February 2026 agenda listed an MOU letting Valar do site-suitability testing on parcel 04-0019-0030 (orig-046). Utah's statewide parcel layer (UGRC, Emery County assessor data current as of 17 July 2024) shows that parcel as 112.7 acres, north-west of Orangeville; its centre lies within about 0.5 km of the other parcels in the same 04-0019 block. Valar said on 20 August 2026 that it was buying about 110 acres north of the lab from Emery County (mine-018). The sizes match, but no record read says the purchase is this parcel; the layer carries no owner names or addresses and predates any sale.
In plain termsThe land Emery County let Valar test in February is very likely the land Valar is now buying next to the energy lab. The county's sale record or deed would confirm it, along with the price.
- Parcels_Emery_LIR (Utah statewide parcels, land information records) (Utah Geospatial Resource Center (UGRC), 2024-07-17) primary government
- Emery County Commission Meeting (notice, February 17, 2026) (Utah Public Notice Website (Emery County Commission), 2026-02-17) primary government “allowing them to perform site suitability testing on parcel 04-0019-0030”
- 2026-08-20 TLA Board of Trustees Meeting Audio Transcript (auto-generated) (Utah Trust Lands Administration (Utah Public Notice Website), 2026-08-20) primary government “currently purchasing 110 acres north of the lab from Emery County”