MINERAL BOARD RELEASES NOVEMBER FIGURES

The State Mineral Board conducted a Lease Sale November 8, 2000, 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 November 8, 2000
State Offshore Leases	27	41,170.580	5	2,196.290	$567,369.87
State Onshore Leases	44	38,751.040	26	8,397.350	1,921,263.87
State Dedicated Leases	7	6,864.870	1	690.000	384,330.00
State Agency Leases	6	1,198.410	2	87.500	42,075.00

TOTAL SALE	84	87,984.900	34	11,371.140	$2,915,038.74

2000-2001 Fiscal Year
State Offshore Leases	63	101,768.600	13	7,517.300	$1,536,196.79
State Onshore Leases	216	189,087.195	100	25,714.623	7,278,695.96
State Dedicated Leases	13	7,911.970	2	1,009.560	504,804.12
State Agency Leases	22	5,139.066	8	411.380	133,769.84

TOTAL YEAR TO DATE	314	303,906.831	123	34,652.863	$9,453,466.71

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