North Dakota Field Office
| Contacts: | Mark Jacobsen 406-233-2831 |
Coal Lease Environmental Assessment Available
The environmental assessment for Dakota Westmoreland’s coal lease modification at the Beulah mine is now available.
The document may be requested from the North Dakota Field Office or accessed via the web at http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/north_dakota_field.html.
Written comments on the application’s environmental assessment will be accepted and are due July 17, 2009. Comments may be mailed to: Angela Wetz, North Dakota Field Office, 99 23rd Avenue West, Suite A, Dickinson, ND 58601.
The coal lease modification includes 240 acres adjacent to Dakota Westmoreland’s Beulah Mine in Mercer County and is estimated to contain about 1.85 million tons of recoverable coal reserves.
For more information contact Angela Wetz at (701)227-7741.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
North Dakota Field Office 99 23rd Avenue West, Suite A Dickinson, ND 58601