Bureau of Indian Affairs signs off on agreement between Cloud Peak and Crow Tribe

摘要

Cloud Peak Energy and the Crow Tribe of Indians announced that the U.S. Department of Interior, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs Rocky Mountain Regional Director Ed Parisian, has approved the Option to Lease Agreement and Exploration Agreement signed by the Crow Tribe of Indians and Big Metal Coal Co. subsidiary of Cloud Peak. Cloud Peak paid the Tribe $1,5 million upon BIA approval, as provided in the agreements, and will fund $75,000 in college and vocational scholarships annually beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year.