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BLM Sells 43 Oil And Gas Parcels In Colorado

DENVER (AP) -- The Bureau of Land Management has raised nearly $3 million by selling 43 oil and gas parcels in Colorado for nearly $3 million.

The highest price was nearly $1 million for 240 acres in Weld County.

The state will receive 49 percent of the proceeds, with the remainder going to the federal government.

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