Book excerpt: Identifies how western mineral-producing states in the U.S. share in the proceeds from nonfuel minerals extracted from their public lands. Provides info. on how 12 western states -- Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming -- share in the proceeds from minerals mined on state lands and on nonstate (federal and private) lands within each state. It also provides information on how Australia, Canada, and South Africa -- three of the largest mineral-producing countries -- share in the proceeds from minerals mined in those countries.