News Release
JUNE MINERAL LEASE SALE ANNOUNCED BY BOARD
For
Release
June 19, 2001
The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale June 13, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. in the Mineral Board Hearing Room located in the State Land and Natural Resources Building in Baton Rouge. Below are the preliminary results of the Lease Sale and 2000-2001 Fiscal Year totals.
| NOMINATED | NOMINATED | LEASES | NO. OF | AMOUNT OF | |
| CLASSIFICATION | TRACTS | ACREAGE | AWARDED | ACRES | CASH PAYMENTS |
| Lease Sale June 13, 2001 | |||||
| State Offshore Leases |
9
|
9,978.670
|
4
|
1,649.770
|
$652,955.17
|
| State Onshore Leases |
95
|
137,959.190
|
25
|
10,407.820
|
$1,535,811.13
|
| State Dedicated Leases |
1
|
1,115.330
|
0
|
0.000
|
$0.00
|
| State Agency Leases |
6
|
187.128
|
5
|
177.128
|
$43,804.41
|
| TOTAL SALE |
111
|
149,240.318
|
34
|
12,234.718
|
$2,356,445.71
|
| 2000-2001
Fiscal Year | |||||
| State Offshore Leases |
245
|
368,798.530
|
60
|
32,985.397
|
$7,486,922.53
|
| State Onshore Leases |
656
|
763,810.393
|
280
|
83,238.136
|
$23,530,338.13
|
| State Dedicated Leases |
48
|
59,509.500
|
9
|
3,396.020 |
$1,493,595.49 |
| State Agency Leases |
50
|
11,064.014
|
26
|
1,339.078
|
$559,781.65
|
| TOTAL YEAR TO DATE |
999
|
1,203,182.437
|
375
|
120,958.631
|
$33,070,637.80
|
Editors: For more information, please call Gus Rodemacher at (225) 342-4607 or Sandra Bailey at 342-4608.