Montana has 170 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Quick Facts
- 170 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 50 authorized coal leases
- 3 pending coal leases
- 4 expired coal leases
- 117,618 authorized coal acres
- 16,256 pending coal acres
- 113 closed coal leases
Top Counties
by Authorized coal leases
- Rosebud (49 Authorized Leases)
- Big Horn (40 Authorized Leases)
- Musselshell (1 Authorized Leases)
- Dawson (1 Authorized Leases)
- Fallon (1 Authorized Leases)
Coal Mining In Montana Map
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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 Dec 05, 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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Williston Basin Coal Mining License
- Location: Fallon, Montana
- Acres: 80
- Owner: Tom Sparks
- Type: Coal Mining License
- Disposition: Authorized
- Disposition Date: 9/1/2015
- Loaded to BLM Database Dec 05, 2019
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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 Jan 14, 2020
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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 Jan 14, 2020
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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 Jan 14, 2020
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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 Dec 05, 2019
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Rosebud Competitive Coal Lease
- Location: Rosebud, Montana
- Acres: 1,431
- Owner: Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC et al.
- Type: Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
- Disposition: Authorized
- Disposition Date: 10/1/1999
- Loaded to BLM Database Jan 14, 2020
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Powder River Basin Coal Bypass
- Location: Rosebud, Montana
- Acres: 110
- Owner: Big Sky Coal Company
- Type: Competitive Regulation Emergency Bypass
- Disposition: Closed
- Disposition Date: 7/1/1998
- Closed Date: Jul 01, 1998
- Loaded to BLM Database Oct 24, 2019
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Williston Basin Coal Mining Unit
- Location: Dawson, Montana
- Acres: 1,080
- Owner: Westmoreland Savage Corporation
- Type: Logical Mining Unit
- Disposition: Authorized
- Disposition Date: 6/1/1995
- Loaded to BLM Database May 07, 2019
Coal Leases (BLM)
Montana has 170 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 29.41% are authorized while 66.47% are now closed. Rosebud, Big Horn, and Musselshell are the most authorized counties in Montana.
Quick BLM Facts
- 170 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 50 records of authorized coal leases
- 3 records of pending coal leases
- 113 records of closed coal leases
- 4 records of expired coal leases
Authorized Leases By County
In Montana
| Authorized | Authorized Countiess |
|---|---|
| Rosebud | 49 |
| Big Horn | 40 |
Popular Public Lands & Regions
in Montana
Land TypeTotal LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesPending Acres
Powder River Basin
Oil and Gas
118
3
71
3
0
0
0
0
16,256
Williston Basin
Oil and Gas
26
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
North Central Coal Region
Oil and Gas
9
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
Indian Lands
4
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Custer National Forest
National Forests
3
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Beaverhead National Forest
National Forests
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Crow Reservation
Indian Lands
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tertiary Lake Beds Region
Oil and Gas
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Owners
in Montana
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesPending LeasesClosed Leases
Decker Coal Company LLC
South Jordan
Utah
Corporation
Applicant
18
2
0
Westmoreland Rosebud Mining LLC
Englewood
Colorado
Corporation
Lessee
17
0
0
Ambre Energy
Salt Lake City
Utah
Corporation
Applicant
2
0
1
Nance/Brown Et Al
Birney
Montana
Private
Patentee
11
0
6
Spring Creek Coal LLC
Decker
Montana
Corporation
Lessee
5
0
2
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Montana
CountyStateTotal LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesPending Acres
decker
Big Horn
Montana
65
3
40
0
0
0
0
0
16,256
kirby
Big Horn
Montana
60
2
37
0
0
0
0
0
3,637.89
colstrip
Rosebud
Montana
42
0
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
lame deer
Rosebud
Montana
41
0
21
1
0
0
0
0
0
muddy
Big Horn
Montana
38
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
brandenberg
Rosebud
Montana
20
0
14
2
0
0
0
0
0
ashland
Rosebud
Montana
15
0
12
3
0
0
0
0
0
busby
Big Horn
Montana
14
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
delphia
Musselshell
Montana
9
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
klein
Musselshell
Montana
9
0
8
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.
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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.
