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Posts Tagged Mineral royalties

Natural gas drilling regs stirring heated debate on Western Slope

By | 06.12.09 | 11:19 am

A dustup between politicians and landowners at an oil and gas royalty owners meeting in Grand Junction last weekend underscores the complexity of the new drilling regulations – and the heated emotions they stir in some mineral-rights holders.

County commish to back mining reform in testimony on the Hill

By | 02.25.09 | 7:29 am

Gunnison County Commissioner Jim Starr will be among the witnesses testifying Thursday before a House subcommittee debating a bill that would reform the 1872 Mining Law enacted during the Ulysses S. Grant administration, which to date has not issued a statement opposing the move.