Skepticism, Encouragement as Wyoming Weighs $1B Land Deal
Board members met in executive session and didn’t reconvene in public by deadline.
Mineral Rights
Oil Company Extends Bid Deadline for Connecticut-Size Lands in Wyoming
Wyoming's purchase money would come from state investment funds.
Court: Montana Family Owns Dinosaur Fossils Worth Millions
The owners of the mineral rights appealed.
Oil and Gas Firm Battles Coal Giant Over Developing Minerals
The final decision rests with the Interior Board of Land Appeals, which is expected next month.
Wyoming Supreme Court Weighs Competing Mineral Rights
The Supreme court has remanded the case back to the lower court to figure out if the federal government can become involved in the state suit.
Austrailian Coal Company Hires Wyoming Lawmaker
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — An Australian coal company that wants to mine Powder River Basin coal has hired a Wyoming state lawmaker as an executive.
The Gillette News Record (http://bit.ly/rrhxjt ) reported that Republican Rep. David Miller of Riverton sold his Campbell County mineral rights to Sydney-based County Coal Limited for $200,000 in March...