Montana has 154 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Quick Facts
- 154 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 46 authorized coal leases
- 3 pending coal leases
- 3 expired coal leases
- 91,017 authorized coal acres
- 16,256 pending coal acres
- 102 closed coal leases
Top Counties
by Authorized coal leases
- Big Horn (22 Authorized Leases)
- Rosebud (19 Authorized Leases)
- Treasure (3 Authorized Leases)
- Dawson (2 Authorized Leases)
- Musselshell (1 Authorized Leases)
- Fallon (1 Authorized Leases)
Recently Updated Coal Leases
Most recently updated leases in Montana.
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Powder River Basin Coal Mining Unit
- Location: Big Horn, Montana
- Acres: 2,316
- Owner: Spring Creek Coal LLC
- Type: Logical Mining Unit
- Disposition: Authorized
- Disposition Date: 4/1/2018
- Loaded to BLM Database May 04, 2019
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Powder River Basin Coal Exploration License
- Location: Big Horn, Montana
- Acres: 12,618
- Owner: Decker Coal Company LLC et al.
- Type: Coal Exploration License
- Disposition: Authorized
- Disposition Date: 8/1/2016
- Loaded to BLM Database May 04, 2019
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North Central Coal Region Coal Exploration License
- Location: Musselshell, Montana
- Acres: 2,039
- Owner: Signal Peak Energy LLC
- Type: Coal Exploration License
- Disposition: Closed
- Disposition Date: 9/18/2015
- Closed Date: Sep 18, 2015
- Loaded to BLM Database Dec 19, 2018
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Powder River Basin Coal Exploration License
- Location: Big Horn, Montana
- Acres: 5,260
- Owner: Spring Creek Coal LLC
- Type: Coal Exploration License
- Disposition: Closed
- Disposition Date: 9/5/2014
- Closed Date: Sep 05, 2014
- Loaded to BLM Database Dec 19, 2018
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Powder River Basin Coal Exploration License
- Location: Big Horn, Montana
- Acres: 4,589
- Owner: Spring Creek Coal LLC
- Type: Coal Exploration License
- Disposition: Closed
- Disposition Date: 2/5/2013
- Closed Date: Feb 05, 2013
- Loaded to BLM Database Dec 19, 2018
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Bull Mountains Mine No. 1 Competitive Coal Lease
- Location: Musselshell, Montana
- Acres: 2,679
- Owner: Signal Peak Energy LLC
- Type: Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
- Disposition: Authorized
- Disposition Date: 6/1/2012
- Loaded to BLM Database Sep 20, 2019
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Powder River Basin Competitive Coal Lease
- Location: Big Horn, Montana
- Acres: 425
- Owner: Spring Creek Coal LLC
- Type: Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
- Disposition: Authorized
- Disposition Date: 4/1/2018
- Loaded to BLM Database Nov 13, 2019
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Powder River Basin Coal Exploration License
- Location: Big Horn, Montana
- Acres: 1,937
- Owner: Spring Creek Coal Company
- Type: Coal Exploration License
- Disposition: Closed
- Disposition Date: 11/28/2007
- Closed Date: Nov 28, 2007
- Loaded to BLM Database Dec 19, 2018
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Powder River Basin Competitive Coal Lease
- Location: Big Horn, Montana
- Acres: 692
- Owner: Spring Creek Coal LLC
- Type: Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
- Disposition: Authorized
- Disposition Date: 12/1/2007
- Loaded to BLM Database Nov 13, 2019
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Powder River Basin Competitive Coal Lease
- Location: Big Horn, Montana
- Acres: 150
- Owner: Spring Creek Coal LLC
- Type: Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
- Disposition: Authorized
- Disposition Date: 4/1/2001
- Loaded to BLM Database Nov 13, 2019
Coal Leases (BLM)
Montana has 154 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 29.87% are authorized while 66.23% are now closed. Big Horn, Rosebud, and Treasure are the most authorized counties in Montana.
Quick BLM Facts
- 154 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 46 records of authorized coal leases
- 3 records of pending coal leases
- 102 records of closed coal leases
- 3 records of expired coal leases
Authorized Leases By County
In Montana
Authorized | Authorized Countiess |
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Big Horn | 22 |
Rosebud | 19 |
Treasure | 3 |
Other | 2 |
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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.
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