21 OCTOBER 2025 WorldWide Drilling Resource® A Soda Ash Mining Project Adapted from Information by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Pacific Soda LLC Pacific Soda is embarking on a multibillion dollar venture aimed at extracting premium natural soda ash from the deepest and highest quality trona deposits in southwest Wyoming, known for their low impurity levels. The company has successfully conducted a comprehensive test in a mining cavern, confirming high-quality brine can be obtained through the solution mining technique, enabling the production of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate for commercial use. The field offices of the BLM in Kemmerer and Rock Springs, Wyoming, have made an announcement regarding the approval of the Dry Creek Trona Mine Project. Trona is a mineral that serves as a critical component in the production of soda ash, which is a vital ingredient in various products including baking soda, glass, chemicals, detergents, as well as lithium-batteries. The approval initiative permits Pacific Soda, to establish mine well fields, processing facilities, storage ponds, a cogeneration plant, landfills for salt and lime, transportation infrastructure, along with natural gas and water pipelines, and power lines to extract and process materials from trona deposits located 2300 feet underground. This project is expected to create up to 2000 construction jobs and approximately 300 permanent, well-paying positions throughout the mine’s operational lifespan. The company estimates the proposed area contains around 117 million tons of recoverable trona. Editor’s Note: In between our print issues, the WWDR Team prepares an electronic newsletter called E-News Flash by WorldWide by WorldWide Drilling Resource®. This newsletter is filled with articles not included in our print issue. Based on readership, this was the most popular article of the month. Get in on the action and subscribe today at:worldwidedrillingresource.com MIN Landscape view of Pacific Soda trona mine south of Green River in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Photos courtesy of the BLM.
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