Gunnison County Coal Mine Expansion Gets
Federal Go-Ahead
March 28th, 2012
A federal Bureau of Land Management lease for a Gunnison County coal mine, challenged by environmental groups, was upheld by a review board today.
The lease for 786 acres of federal coal deposits at the Elk Creek Mine, near Somerset, was approved by the Interior Board of Land Appeals, according to a bureau release.
Last June, the BLM issued approval for the lease sale, which had been requested by the Oxbow Mining LLC. The BLM action was challenged by WildEarth Guardians and the Sierra Club. MORE …
Filed Under: ARCHIVES • Coal • Policy • Western Slope
Tags: Elk Creek Mine • Gunnison County • U.S.Bureau of Land Management
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Thanks for the info Fred! 
I think its a 10% mandate not 5%. 
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