[1] Aragonite lies along the Hastings Cutoff, a historical transmontane route taken by nineteenth-century pioneers.

This facility was known as the Aptus Incinerator, and was built there in 1991 after Tooele County established the surrounding lands as the West Desert Hazardous Industries District.

[9][10] A 2009 Associated Press story reported on a settlement reached after 48 regulatory violations were uncovered, including some relating to fires at the facility.

[11] The Salt Lake City Tribune described the facility as an "alleged serial violator" in 2014, noting yearly fines for reporting errors, inventory discrepancies, improper storage, and inadvertent air pollutant releases.

[12] In 2017, an armed man threatened to explode a bomb at the facility, and was shot dead by state highway patrol officers.