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Show uian in xne jjeaa r i More coal is now being mined dor government lease In Utnh an In any other stato, nccordlng tho United Statos bureau of mines. it of forty-four- leases thus far ido by tho government, flfteon are r lands In Utah, olght In Wyoming, s von in Colorado and tho others attorod. Tho govornmont estimates at thoro aro 11,905,000 tons of coal j tho lands ombraf t n forty- j ur loasos. Undor terms of oso tho minimum annual produc-on produc-on required of tho forty-four . nounts to 1,559,025 tons. In addl-m addl-m to theso thoro aro in offect j onty-nlno coal prospecting pormits . Utnh and sovonty-olght in Wyom- j. B- 1 o |