Montana State Office Coal Leases Overview
Bureau of Land Management Montana State Office oversees 236 coal leases under the Administrative Areas. Of the lease records managed by the Montana State Office, 27.96% are authorized, 2.54% are pending, and 67.79% are closed. Oversite of these federal lands is divided into BLM District Offices—Eastern Montana/Dakotas District Office and Western Montana District Office.
- Total Leases
- 236
- Authorized Leases
- 66
- Pending Leases
- 6
- Closed Leases
- 160
- Expired Leases
- 3
- Cancelled Leases
- 1
- Authorized Acres
- 115,805
- Pending Acres
- 19,016
Browse Leases By BLM District Office
Total LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesCancelled LeasesRejected LeasesExpired LeasesRelinquished LeasesWithdrawn Leases
Eastern Montana/Dakotas District Office
234
6
158
1
0
3
0
0
Western Montana District Office
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Coal Lease News From The Coal Fields™
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and coal leases.
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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.
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
Whether it is filing a lease or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.
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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.
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Understanding Townships
A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.
