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Coal Mining In The United States

The United States has 1,972 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Quick Facts

  • 1,972 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 335 authorized coal leases
  • 29 pending coal leases
  • 15 expired coal leases
  • 108 cancelled coal leases
  • 2 withdrawn coal leases
  • 6 relinquished coal leases
  • 1 rejected coal leases
  • 907,540 authorized coal acres
  • 69,008 pending coal acres
  • 1,476 closed coal leases
United States Coal Mining Leases

United States Coal Mining Leases

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Recently Updated Coal Leases

Most recently updated leases in The United States.

  1. Powder River Basin Coal Lease

    • 1.26K acres Pending disposition
    • Big Horn, Montana
    • Navajo Transitional Energy Co.
    • Coal Lease
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  2. Williams Fork Mine Regional Coal Lease

    • 681.55 acres Closed disposition
    • Moffat, Colorado
    • Sage Creek Holdings LLC et al.
    • Regional Coal Competitive Lease
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  3. Southwestern Wyoming Regional Coal Lease

    • 366.51 acres Closed disposition
    • Moffat, Colorado
    • Sage Creek Holdings LLC et al.
    • Regional Coal Competitive Lease
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  4. Arkoma Basin Competitive Coal Lease

    • 5.92K acres Closed disposition
    • Le Flore, Oklahoma
    • Ouro Mining Inc.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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  5. Arkoma Basin Coal Exploration License

    • 23.4K acres Closed disposition
    • Le Flore, Oklahoma
    • Texas & Oklahoma Coal LLC (USA) et al.
    • Coal Exploration License
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Coal Leases (BLM)

The United States has 1,972 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 16.99% are authorized while 74.85% are now closed.

Quick BLM Facts

  • 1,972 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 335 records of authorized coal leases
  • 29 records of pending coal leases
  • 1,476 records of closed coal leases
  • 108 records of cancelled coal leases
  • 2 records of withdrawn coal leases
  • 15 records of expired coal leases
  • 6 records of relinquished coal leases
  • 1 record of rejected coal leases

Leases By State

In The United States

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Coal Trends

2013 7 opened leases 14 pending leases 44 closed leases2014 9 opened leases 12 pending leases 20 closed leases2015 8 opened leases 5 pending leases 27 closed leases2016 5 opened leases 5 pending leases 19 closed leases2017 1 opened lease 6 pending leases 22 closed leases2018 4 opened leases 6 pending leases 6 closed leases2019 3 opened leases 4 pending leases 35 closed leases2020 3 opened leases 2 pending leases 5 closed leases2021 1 opened lease 1 pending lease 6 closed leases2022Opened2013 7 opened leases 14 pending leases 44 closed leases2014 9 opened leases 12 pending leases 20 closed leases2015 8 opened leases 5 pending leases 27 closed leases2016 5 opened leases 5 pending leases 19 closed leases2017 1 opened lease 6 pending leases 22 closed leases2018 4 opened leases 6 pending leases 6 closed leases2019 3 opened leases 4 pending leases 35 closed leases2020 3 opened leases 2 pending leases 5 closed leases2021 1 opened lease 1 pending lease 6 closed leases2022Pending2013 7 opened leases 14 pending leases 44 closed leases2014 9 opened leases 12 pending leases 20 closed leases2015 8 opened leases 5 pending leases 27 closed leases2016 5 opened leases 5 pending leases 19 closed leases2017 1 opened lease 6 pending leases 22 closed leases2018 4 opened leases 6 pending leases 6 closed leases2019 3 opened leases 4 pending leases 35 closed leases2020 3 opened leases 2 pending leases 5 closed leases2021 1 opened lease 1 pending lease 6 closed leases2022Closed20132014201520162017201820192020202120220510152025303540LeasesAnnual Lease Actions In The UnitedStatesSeptember, 2024thecoalfields.com See full chart
February 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021 3 closed leasesJune 2021 3 closed leasesJuly 2021August 2021 1 pending leaseSeptember 2021October 2021November 2021December 2021January 2022February 2022OpenedFebruary 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021 3 closed leasesJune 2021 3 closed leasesJuly 2021August 2021 1 pending leaseSeptember 2021October 2021November 2021December 2021January 2022February 2022PendingFebruary 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021 3 closed leasesJune 2021 3 closed leasesJuly 2021August 2021 1 pending leaseSeptember 2021October 2021November 2021December 2021January 2022February 2022ClosedFeb '21Mar '21Apr '21May '21Jun '21Jul '21Aug '21Sep '21Oct '21Nov '21Dec '21Jan '22Feb '220.00.20.40.60.81.01.21.41.61.82.02.22.42.62.83.0LeasesMonthly Lease Actions In The UnitedStatesSeptember, 2024thecoalfields.com See full chart

Popular Public Lands & Regions

in The United States

Land TypeTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesAuthorized AcresPending Acres
Powder River Basin Oil and Gas 468 131 6 323 8 0 0 0 0 333,423.98 25,556.67 Uinta-Piceance Oil and Gas 464 105 7 350 1 0 1 0 0 270,723.53 14,061.51 Piceance Basin Oil and Gas 289 51 3 232 2 0 1 0 0 152,965.11 2,360 Uinta Basin Oil and Gas 272 67 5 200 0 0 0 0 0 147,554.75 12,341.50 Arkoma Basin Oil and Gas 237 9 6 115 0 106 1 0 0 15,633.72 4,600.62

Top Owners

in The United States

CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesAuthorized Acres
Canyon Fuel Co. Sandy Utah Corporation Lessee 46 25 1 20 99,846.57 Black Butte Coal Co. Point of Rocks Wyoming Corporation Applicant 5 4 0 0 61,977.42 Navajo Transitional Energy Co. Gillette Wyoming Corporation Lessee 18 17 1 0 46,987.61 Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC Englewood Colorado Corporation Lessee 17 17 0 0 36,197.12 Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC Englewood Colorado Corporation Lessee 8 8 0 0 35,193.23

Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.

in The United States

CountyStateTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesAuthorized AcresPending Acres
Wister Le Flore Oklahoma 175 10 3 80 0 82 0 0 0 38,673.72 4,140.62 Wright Campbell Wyoming 173 57 2 111 3 0 0 0 0 173,445.72 8,038.1 Wattis Carbon Utah 161 40 2 119 0 0 0 0 0 54,995.22 920 Hiawatha Carbon Utah 160 39 2 119 0 0 0 0 0 54,955.22 920 Shady Point Le Flore Oklahoma 156 10 3 68 0 75 0 0 0 38,673.72 4,140.62

Coal Lease News From The Coal Fields™

Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and coal leases.

  1. Understanding Lease Ownership

    Understanding Lease Ownership

    We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relative’s name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land listed under that name.

  2. open range landscape

    Understanding BLM Administrative Areas

    Whether it is filing a lease or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.

  3. Public Land Survey System map of the United States of America

    Understanding Location Data

    Lease handled by the Bureau of Land Management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these leases harken back to the Public Land Survey System.

  4. Historic map of the Ohio Western Reserve

    Understanding Townships

    A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.

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