Utah Coal Mine Owners Gets Fee Discount for Hard-to-Mine Areas

Salt Lake Tribune

Utah’s largest coal mine is getting a $19 million discount on federal royalty payments to work a hard-to-reach part of a mine. The Bureau of Land Management approved the discount for Bowie Resource Partners but gave little information about why. Read more from ICN about how federal mining subsidies and tax breaks are leaving ranchers and taxpayers out in the cold.

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