MAP: The US Government Is Sitting On $128 Trillion Worth Of Minerals

MAP: The US Government Is Sitting On $128 Trillion Worth Of Minerals

from Business Insider by Rob Wile

"Below the ground, the federal government owns the rights to mineral and energy leases, from which they receive royalties, rents, and bonus payment," writes the Institute for Energy Research, an industry group.http://www.businessinsider.com/bureau-of-land-management-is-sitting-on-128-trillion-of-minerals-2013-2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29