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BLM Lease Auction Begins

Written by Vorys | Dec 20, 2008 11:20:14 PM

Parcels totaling 164,000 acres went up for auction in Utah on Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.  Not everyone is happy about it, however.  According to this article at MSNBC.com, the auction has been called a "fire sale" by opponents because of the shortened time frame from announcement to sale.