October Mineral Lease Sales

The State Mineral Board conducted its monthly Lease Sale on October 11, 2006, at 11 a.m. in the Conservation and Mineral Resources Hearing Room of the LaSalle Office Building in Baton Rouge.

Below are the preliminary results of the lease sale and 2006-2007 Fiscal Year totals.

CLASSIFICATION	NOMINATED TRACTS	NOMINATED ACREAGE	LEASES AWARDED	NO. OF ACRES	AMOUNT OF CASH PAYMENTS
Lease Sale October 11, 2006
State Offshore Leases	3	3,334.000	0	0.000	$0.00
State Onshore Leases	41	29,917.950	22	3,432.610	$1,444,006.89
State Dedicated Leases	2	2,021.610	1	240.740	$86,047.55
State Agency Leases	7	734.310	5	715.310	$318,425.39
Total Sale	53	36,007.870	28	4,388.700	$1,848,479.83

2006-2007 Fiscal Year
State Offshore Leases	36	57,154.300	10	4,163.320	$1,549,724.71
State Onshore Leases	186	194,303.040	93	20,975.476	$7,522,306.09
State Dedicated Leases	4	3,393.360	2	351.210	$171,851.66
State Agency Leases	19	2,228.476	12	932.946	$473,858.89
Total Year to Date	245	257,079.176	117	26,122.952	$9,717,741.35

Editors: For information, contact Rick Heck at 225-342-6122 or DNR Assistant Secretary Office of Mineral Resources Marjorie McKeithen at 225-342-4615.