Interior Department cuts federal mineral payments
by Associated Press Published: March 28,2013
Tags: appropriation, budget, budget cut, federal government, mine, miner, mineral, mineral payment, mining, raw material
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Interior is cutting federal mineral payments to 35 states by about $110 million this fiscal year as part of the automatic federal spending cuts that started this month. Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced this week that his state faces the biggest cut — at least $53 million over [...] [...]
