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Utah · Mining & Energy

SBA loans for mining & energy in Utah

149 loans worth $41.3M approved since FY2010 for mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction projects located in Utah.

Loans

149

Approved

$41.3M

Median loan

$100,000

-56% vs sector nationally

Median rate

6.24%

Jobs supported

1,224

Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, as of 2026-06-30. Approvals from FY2010 onward. How we calculate this.

Lenders

Who lends to mining & energy in Utah

Detail

Which industries inside the sector

IndustryLoansShare
Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations95
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining17
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells14
Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction5
Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying3
Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Mining3
All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining2
Gold Ore Mining2

An SBA 7(a) lender for loans this size

The median SBA loan approved for mining & energy in Utah since FY2010 was $100,000. SmartBiz makes SBA 7(a) loans up to $500,000. It is shown here as a separate, labelled option, outside the data rankings on this page. You apply on their site - we do not take applications and never see your information.

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All SBA lending in Utah

21,595 loans across every sector.

Mining & Energy nationally

2,367 loans across all states.

How SBA 7(a) works

Eligibility, caps, fees, and the timeline.

Common questions

How many SBA loans go to mining & energy businesses in Utah?
149 SBA loans totalling $41,292,100 have been approved for mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction projects in Utah since FY2010.
Which lenders finance mining & energy in Utah?
The most active by dollars approved are Zions Bank, A Division of, Community Banks of Colorado, A Division of NBH Bank, First Internet Bank of Indiana, Mountain America FCU. Several are national lenders with no local branch - SBA lending crosses state lines freely.
What is a typical loan size for mining & energy in Utah?
The median approval is $100,000, 56% below the national median for this sector ($227,300).

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