North Dakota has 90 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Quick Facts
- 90 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 26 authorized coal leases
- 3 pending coal leases
- 1 cancelled coal leases
- 33,048 authorized coal acres
- 2,114 pending coal acres
- 60 closed coal leases
North Dakota Coal Mining Leases
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Recently Updated Coal Leases
Most recently updated leases in North Dakota.
Coal Leases (BLM)
North Dakota has 90 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 28.89% are authorized while 66.67% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 90 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 26 records of authorized coal leases
- 3 records of pending coal leases
- 60 records of closed coal leases
- 1 record of cancelled coal leases
Popular Public Lands & Regions
in North Dakota
Land TypeTotal LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesPending Acres
Williston Basin
Oil and Gas
80
2
57
0
1
0
0
0
1,497.45
Fort Berthold Reservation
Indian Lands
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Little Missouri National Grassland
National Forests
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Top Owners
in North Dakota
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesPending LeasesClosed Leases
Dakota Westmoreland Co.
Englewood
Colorado
Corporation
Operator
3
0
0
Coteau Properties
Bismarck
North Dakota
Corporation
Lessee
21
1
16
BNI Coal Ltd.
Center
North Dakota
Corporation
Lessee
6
0
0
Falkirk Mining Co.
Bismarck
North Dakota
Corporation
Applicant
5
1
1
Leonardite Products LLC
Williston
North Dakota
Corporation
Lessee
2
0
0
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in North Dakota
CountyStateTotal LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesPending Acres
Hazen
Mercer
North Dakota
48
2
34
0
0
0
0
0
1,497.45
Beulah
Mercer
North Dakota
37
1
28
0
0
0
0
0
880
Zap
Mercer
North Dakota
37
1
28
0
0
0
0
0
880
Golden Valley
Mercer
North Dakota
33
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
Stanton
Mercer
North Dakota
30
2
17
0
0
0
0
0
1,497.45
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.
