Compass Minerals (Ogden)

Compass Minerals operates a solar-evaporation and processing complex near Ogden. Brine from the Great Salt Lake moves through shallow ponds where water evaporates and mineral salts crystallize. The operation produces sodium chloride, sulfate of potash and magnesium chloride, connecting a natural brine resource with several industrial and agricultural markets. [1]

The company’s site description explains how different minerals are recovered and processed in sequence. Products serve uses including deicing, water conditioning and plant nutrition. The Ogden facility is a local operation within a company headquartered in Kansas, so its Utah significance lies in mineral production and processing rather than group headquarters. [1]