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Coal Mining In Gunnison County, Colorado

Gunnison County, Colorado has 128 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Quick Facts

  • 128 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 16 authorized coal leases
  • 2 pending coal leases
  • 1 expired coal leases
  • 71,264 authorized coal acres
  • 1,720 pending coal acres
  • 109 closed coal leases

Leases Summary

in Gunnison County, Colorado

  • 128 Total
  • 16 Authorized
  • 2 Pending
  • 109 Closed
  • 1 Expired
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Gunnison County Coal Mining Leases

Gunnison County Coal Mining Leases

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Recently Updated Coal Leases

Most recently updated leases in Gunnison.

  1. Elk Creek East Tract Competitive Coal Lease

    • 725.9 acres Authorized disposition
    • Gunnison, Colorado
    • Oxbow Mining LLC
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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  2. Dry Fork Tract Competitive Coal Lease

    • 2.45K acres Authorized disposition
    • Gunnison, Colorado
    • Ark Land LLC et al.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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  3. West Flatiron Tract Competitive Coal Lease

    • 690.97 acres Authorized disposition
    • Gunnison, Colorado
    • Ark Land LLC et al.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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  4. Elk Creek Tract Competitive Coal Lease

    • 5.09K acres Authorized disposition
    • Gunnison, Colorado
    • Oxbow Mining LLC et al.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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  5. Box Canyon Tract Competitive Coal Lease

    • 2.92K acres Authorized disposition
    • Gunnison, Colorado
    • Mountain Coal Co. et al.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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Coal Leases (BLM)

Gunnison County, Colorado has 128 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 12.5% are authorized while 85.16% are now closed.

Quick BLM Facts

  • 128 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 16 records of authorized coal leases
  • 2 records of pending coal leases
  • 109 records of closed coal leases
  • 1 record of expired coal leases
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Lease By Disposition

In Gunnison

claim Leases
Closed 85.16% (109 Leases)  
Authorized 12.5% (16 Leases)  
Pending 1.56% (2 Leases)  
Other 0.78% (1 Leases)  

Coal Trends

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Popular Public Lands & Regions

in Gunnison County, Colorado

Land TypeTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesAuthorized AcresPending Acres
Piceance Basin Oil and Gas 75 10 2 62 1 0 0 0 0 34,273.42 1,720 Uinta-Piceance Oil and Gas 75 10 2 62 1 0 0 0 0 34,273.42 1,720 Gunnison National Forest National Forests 50 7 2 40 1 0 0 0 0 31,797.03 1,720 Tongue Mesa Field Oil and Gas 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Uncompahgre National Forest National Forests 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top Owners

in Gunnison County, Colorado

CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesAuthorized Acres
Mountain Coal Co. Saint Louis Missouri Corporation Operator 12 5 1 6 24,491.7 Oxbow Mining LLC West Palm Beach Florida Corporation Lessee 3 3 0 0 11,008.42 Ark Land LLC Saint Louis Missouri Corporation Lessee 3 2 1 0 3,139.15 Oxbow Mining LLC Somerset Colorado Corporation Lessee 1 1 0 0 725.9 Mountain Coal Co. Saint Louis Missouri Corporation Lessee 6 0 1 1 0

Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.

in Gunnison County, Colorado

CountyStateTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesAuthorized AcresPending Acres
Somerset Gunnison Colorado 87 17 2 67 1 0 0 0 0 52,645.12 1,720 Marble Gunnison Colorado 69 10 2 56 1 0 0 0 0 34,273.42 1,720 Mount Crested Butte Gunnison Colorado 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crested Butte Gunnison Colorado 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Almont Gunnison Colorado 2 0 0 2 0 0 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.

  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.

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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

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