The Bakken Shale is the 21st century version of the gold rush that brought people to otherwise uninhabited areas of the United States west coast. Out of work families came to these small mining towns in search of their slice of the reported wealth generated by these gold miners.
The Bakken Shale, a 200,000 square mile rock formation in areas of Montana, North Dakota, and Canada’s Saskatchewan is a modern day gold rush beginning to catch increasing attention. In a country with an unemployment rate of 9% and much higher for those often referred to as blue collar workers, the Bakken Shale is a place with an almost unlimited amount of well-paying jobs for those willing to put in long days of backbreaking work as well as an almost endless supply of truckers needed, some of which making more than $100,000 annually.
This sparsely populated area is home to some of the best oil and natural gas fields ever discovered in North America. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates more than 3.65 billion barrels of oil may be waiting for investors and that’s only the United States’ portion.
Source: Seeking Alpha
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