WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management accepted winning bids on 60 parcels in Nevada, totaling 186,641 acres for $4.83 million in total receipts for a geothermal lease sale. The BLM may issue leases once review and payment are complete.
The combined bonus bids, rentals, and subsequent royalties from the leases will be distributed among the U.S. Treasury, the State of Nevada, and the counties where the leases are located. The parcels are located Lyon, Churchill, Mineral, Humboldt, Esmerelda, Lander, Nye, Eureka, Lincoln and White Pine counties.
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