Rowley, Utah

Rowley is an unincorporated community in Tooele County, Utah, United States. Rowley sits on the western shore of the Great Salt Lake, approximately 15 miles (by road) north of I-80, Exit 77, serving Timpie/Rowley Junction.

Rowley, Utah
Unincorporated community
Rowley, Utah
Rowley, Utah
Coordinates: 40°54′10″N 112°46′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountyTooele
Elevation
4,360 ft (1,330 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code(s)435

Rowley is the site of a large magnesium processing plant run by US Magnesium. This facility was identified by the EPA as a major air polluter in the 1990s[1] and was investigated by the CDC for worker health hazards in 2005.[2]

Since 2012, Rowley is the site of a titanium smelter plant run by Allegheny Technologies.[3] It is adjacent to the US Magnesium plant.[4] The facility was idled at least in September 2016 because the metal could be procured on the market at a cost lower than the production cost at ATI,[5] The ATI plant was announced in 2006, and budgeted at $325 million.[6] and in the end cost $460 million.[3]

References
  1. The Filthy West. High Country News, September 16, 1996.
  2. NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation Report. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, October 2005.
  3. "ATI titanium sponge facility qualified for aerospace". Euromoney Global Limited. metalbulletin.com. 14 March 2012.
  4. Tripp, Bryce T. (September 2008). "GREAT SALT LAKE – THE TITANIUM CONNECTION". "Survey Notes", v. 40 no. 3. State of Utah. Utah Geological Survey.
  5. "ATI Idles Utah Titanium Sponge Facility". MetalMiner. 7 September 2016.
  6. "Allegheny Technologies Announces New Premium-Grade Titanium Sponge Facility". Industrial Media, LLC. Manufacturing.Net. 25 June 2006.
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