Agency mulls selling public land for mine

By On April 16, 2010 · 1 Comment · In Mining, Privatization, Public Lands

1,142 acres of BLM Land in southeast Idaho could be sold to Simplot for phosphate mining

This would be a precedent setting decision that would eliminate access to this land and limit input into how it is managed.

Agency mulls selling public land for mine
TODD DVORAK – Associated Press

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One Response to Agency mulls selling public land for mine

  1. mikarooni says:
    April 16, 2010 at 6:11 pm

    I bet Butchy Boy thinks it’s a good idea.

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