OGDEN — Weber State University’s class of 2013 packed the hallway at the Dee Events Center on Friday, excited and chattering despite the early hour of the general commencement ceremony.

OGDEN — Great Salt Lake Minerals Corp. submitted a revised permit application Tuesday to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expand its solar evaporation ponds in a move it maintains will have less adverse environmental impact than a 2009 proposal.

GSL Minerals is the only U.S. producer of sulfate of potash, which is a specialty fertilizer used to grow fruits, vegetables and nuts.

Dave Hyams, a spokesman for GSL Minerals, said the company is seeking a permit to expand production of sulfate of potash from the current level of about 350,000 tons annually to about a million tons at the end of 30 years.