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Coal Mining In Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 248 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Quick Facts

  • 248 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 12 authorized coal leases
  • 6 pending coal leases
  • 106 cancelled coal leases
  • 1 withdrawn coal leases
  • 42,451 authorized coal acres
  • 2,547 pending coal acres
  • 123 closed coal leases

Top Counties

by Authorized coal leases

  1. Le Flore (14 Authorized Leases)
  2. Latimer (6 Authorized Leases)
  3. Haskell (1 Authorized Leases)
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Oklahoma Coal Mining Leases

Oklahoma Coal Mining Leases

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Recently Updated Coal Leases

Most recently updated leases in Oklahoma.

  1. Arkoma Basin Competitive Coal Lease

    • 5.92K acres Closed disposition
    • Le Flore, Oklahoma
    • Ouro Mining Inc.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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  2. Arkoma Basin Coal Exploration License

    • 23.4K acres Closed disposition
    • Le Flore, Oklahoma
    • Texas & Oklahoma Coal LLC (USA) et al.
    • Coal Exploration License
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  3. Arkoma Basin Coal Exploration License

    • 23.2K acres Closed disposition
    • Le Flore, Oklahoma
    • Texas & Oklahoma Coal LLC (USA)
    • Coal Exploration License
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  4. Evans Mccurtain Competitive Coal Lease

    • 1.03K acres Pending disposition
    • Haskell, Oklahoma
    • Evans Coal Co.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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  5. Liberty No 8 Tract Competitive Coal Lease

    • 460 acres Withdrawn disposition
    • Haskell, Oklahoma
    • Farrell Cooper Mining Co.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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Coal Leases (BLM)

Oklahoma has 248 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 4.84% are authorized while 49.6% are now closed. Le Flore, Latimer, and Haskell are the most authorized counties in Oklahoma.

Quick BLM Facts

  • 248 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 12 records of authorized coal leases
  • 6 records of pending coal leases
  • 123 records of closed coal leases
  • 106 records of cancelled coal leases
  • 1 record of withdrawn coal leases
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Authorized Leases By County

In Oklahoma

Authorized Authorized Countiess
Le Flore 14
Latimer 6
Haskell 1

Coal Trends

2012 1 opened lease 1 pending lease2013 3 pending leases2014 1 pending lease 1 closed lease2015 1 pending lease 2 closed leases2016 1 closed lease2017 3 pending leases 5 closed leases20182019 1 pending lease 1 closed lease20202021 3 closed leasesOpened2012 1 opened lease 1 pending lease2013 3 pending leases2014 1 pending lease 1 closed lease2015 1 pending lease 2 closed leases2016 1 closed lease2017 3 pending leases 5 closed leases20182019 1 pending lease 1 closed lease20202021 3 closed leasesPending2012 1 opened lease 1 pending lease2013 3 pending leases2014 1 pending lease 1 closed lease2015 1 pending lease 2 closed leases2016 1 closed lease2017 3 pending leases 5 closed leases20182019 1 pending lease 1 closed lease20202021 3 closed leasesClosed20122013201420152016201720182019202020210.00.51.01.52.02.53.03.54.04.55.0LeasesAnnual Lease Actions In OklahomaSeptember, 2021thecoalfields.com See full chart
June 2020July 2020August 2020September 2020October 2020November 2020December 2020January 2021February 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021 3 closed leasesJune 2021OpenedJune 2020July 2020August 2020September 2020October 2020November 2020December 2020January 2021February 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021 3 closed leasesJune 2021PendingJune 2020July 2020August 2020September 2020October 2020November 2020December 2020January 2021February 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021 3 closed leasesJune 2021ClosedJun '20Jul '20Aug '20Sep '20Oct '20Nov '20Dec '20Jan '21Feb '21Mar '21Apr '21May '21Jun '210.00.20.40.60.81.01.21.41.61.82.02.22.42.62.83.0LeasesMonthly Lease Actions In OklahomaSeptember, 2021thecoalfields.com See full chart

Popular Public Lands & Regions

in Oklahoma

Land TypeTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesAuthorized AcresPending Acres
Arkoma Basin Oil and Gas 236 9 5 115 0 106 1 0 0 15,633.72 1,520.62

Top Owners

in Oklahoma

CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesAuthorized Acres
Farrell Cooper Mining Co. Fort Smith Arkansas Corporation Lessee 5 4 0 0 6,318.25 Georges Colliers Inc. Spiro Oklahoma Corporation Lessee 2 2 0 0 4,412.04 Ouro Mining Inc. Heavener Oklahoma Corporation Lessee 2 1 1 0 2,774.78 Coal Creek Minerals LLC Spiro Oklahoma Corporation Lessee 1 1 0 0 1,868.65 Mining Systems Co. Spiro Oklahoma Corporation Lessee 2 2 0 0 553

Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.

in Oklahoma

CountyStateTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesAuthorized AcresPending Acres
Wister Le Flore Oklahoma 175 10 3 80 0 82 0 0 0 38,673.72 4,140.62 Shady Point Le Flore Oklahoma 156 10 3 68 0 75 0 0 0 38,673.72 4,140.62 Poteau Le Flore Oklahoma 153 10 3 65 0 75 0 0 0 38,673.72 4,140.62 McCurtain Haskell Oklahoma 150 7 5 74 0 63 1 0 0 29,659.9 1,520.62 Panama Le Flore Oklahoma 150 10 2 66 0 72 0 0 0 38,673.72 1,060.62 Bokoshe Le Flore Oklahoma 148 9 5 86 0 47 1 0 0 35,898.94 1,520.62 Howe Le Flore Oklahoma 147 9 2 62 0 74 0 0 0 36,293.72 3,113.58 Fanshawe Le Flore Oklahoma 146 7 2 70 0 67 0 0 0 29,659.9 1,060.62 Heavener Le Flore Oklahoma 134 7 1 52 0 74 0 0 0 35,740.72 3,080 Cameron Le Flore Oklahoma 131 9 1 53 0 68 0 0 0 36,293.72 3,080

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.

  3. Public Land Survey System map of the United States of America

    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.

  4. Historic map of the Ohio Western Reserve

    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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