Exclusive: Secretary Doug Burgum Says Mining, Energy Jobs Offer a ‘Sure-Fire, Long-Term Career’

Mining and energy jobs offer a “sure-fire, long-term career,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during an event with Breitbart News on Monday.

Burgum spoke about the mantra “drill, baby, drill” as well as “map, baby, map,” explaining that lands across the country managed by the Department of the Interior were “put away for the benefit the use of the American people.”

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“And there are things that we protect exclusively – wilderness areas, national parks, wildlife refuges – those are completely off limits. But the other piece, which is like 90 percent of it was put away for the benefit the use of the American people, and that means that we’ve got to not just ‘drill, baby, drill,’ but we also have to ‘map, baby, map,’ because the mapping leads the exploration,” Burgum explained, pointing to “incredible mapping successes.” He highlighted one