Mercer County, North Dakota has 77 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Quick Facts
- 77 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 11 authorized coal leases
- 3 pending coal leases
- 32,969 authorized coal acres
- 2,640 pending coal acres
- 63 closed coal leases
Leases Summary
in Mercer County, North Dakota
- 77 Total
- 11 Authorized
- 3 Pending
- 63 Closed
Mercer County Coal Mining Leases
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Coal Leases (BLM)
Mercer County, North Dakota has 77 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 14.29% are authorized while 81.82% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 77 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 11 records of authorized coal leases
- 3 records of pending coal leases
- 63 records of closed coal leases
Coal Trends
Popular Public Lands & Regions
in Mercer County, North Dakota
Land TypeTotal LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesPending Acres
Williston Basin
Oil and Gas
40
1
32
0
0
0
0
0
880
Fort Berthold Reservation
Indian Lands
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Top Owners
in Mercer County, North Dakota
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesPending LeasesClosed Leases
Dakota Westmoreland Co.
Englewood
Colorado
Corporation
Operator
2
0
0
Coteau Properties
Bismarck
North Dakota
Corporation
Lessee
21
1
16
Coyote Creek Mining Co.
Bismarck
North Dakota
Corporation
Applicant
1
0
0
Coteau Properties
Cleveland
Ohio
Corporation
Lessee
1
0
1
North American Coal Co.
Cleveland
Ohio
Corporation
Lessee
1
0
1
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Mercer County, 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.
