Todd Cusick, owner of CMC, told the Utah County Commission that materials he presented show geological continuity between the Jim Gay mine and adjacent parcels and that a recent state lease made expansion more important to his operations. The commission continued the application to its July 9 meeting so staff could verify that the submitted evidence meets statutory requirements.

Cusick said the company previously presented substantially the same geologic information to the commission on Sept. 18, 2024, but that two items were missing at that time and have now been provided in the current presentation. He told commissioners a state lease was approved by the State Trust Lands board in April and signed May 6, and that the lease term is 30 years.

Cusick summarized the geological record the company provided, citing studies that trace mineralization and limestone units across Lake Mountain, through Cedar Valley, to the base of the Oquirrh/Ochre (transcript: "Ochre") Mountains. He referred to published work including a 1948 study, a 1951 study and a 2004 Utah Geological Survey report as supporting the geological linkage for the targeted limestone unit. Cusick told the commission the expansion under consideration is roughly 56 acres within Utah County, and that an adjacent 160-acre parcel controlled under the state lease increases the practical importance of establishing vested mining rights for the operator.

Cusick said the operation is commercial and provided an example: CMC supplied roughly 160,000 tons of material to a county project to rebuild West Canyon Road and 8000 North. He said his operation currently produces about 4,000–5,000 tons a day and sometimes works seven days a week to meet demand. "We are in no rush with this. It's just really a procedural matter for us," Cusick told the commission.

County staff told commissioners they had not yet had time to review the materials in full and recommended continuing the item to July 9 so staff could confirm all statutory findings (contiguity, existence of vested use, and other criteria listed in the resolution). The commission voted to continue the matter to the July 9 meeting.

When continued, staff will check the submitted evidence against the statutory checklist and present a resolution or findings for commission action.