Western Energy Company Will Pay $12.2 Million to U.S. & Montana to Settle Coal Royalties Dispute

Western Energy Company Will Pay $12.2 Million to U.S. & Montana to Settle Coal Royalties Dispute

Western Energy Company, the operator of the Rosebud Mine on federal coal leases outside of Billings, Mont., has paid the United States more than $12 million in mineral royalties and accrued interest as the result of a settlement agreement. Under the agreement that was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Western Energy has agreed to pay $12,239,538 in additional royalties and interest, 49 percent of which will be shared with the state of Montana because the production occurred on federal lands in that state.