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Coal Mining In Oklahoma

Oklahoma has 237 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Quick Facts

  • 237 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 10 authorized coal leases
  • 5 pending coal leases
  • 106 cancelled coal leases
  • 1 withdrawn coal leases
  • 42,451 authorized coal acres
  • 2,547 pending coal acres
  • 115 closed coal leases

Top Counties

by Authorized coal leases

  1. Le Flore (10 Authorized Leases)
  2. Latimer (1 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 Co. 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 Co.
    • Coal Exploration License
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  4. Evans Mccurtain Coal Surface Qualification

    • 33.58 acres Pending disposition
    • Le Flore, Oklahoma
    • Evans Coal Co. et al.
    • Coal Split Estate Surface Owner Qualification
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  5. Arkoma Basin Competitive Coal Lease

    • 790 acres Closed disposition
    • Le Flore, Oklahoma
    • Georges Colliers Inc.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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Coal Leases (BLM)

Oklahoma has 237 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 4.22% are authorized while 48.52% are now closed. Le Flore, Latimer, and Haskell are the most authorized counties in Oklahoma.

Quick BLM Facts

  • 237 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 10 records of authorized coal leases
  • 5 records of pending coal leases
  • 115 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

Counties Authorized Leases
Le Flore 100% (10 Authorized Leases)  
Latimer 10% (1 Authorized Leases)  
Haskell 10% (1 Authorized Leases)  

Coal Trends

2013 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 leases2022Opened2013 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 leases2022Pending2013 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 leases2022Closed20132014201520162017201820192020202120220.00.51.01.52.02.53.03.54.04.55.0LeasesAnnual Lease Actions In OklahomaApril, 2025thecoalfields.com See full chart
February 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021 3 closed leasesJune 2021July 2021August 2021September 2021October 2021November 2021December 2021January 2022February 2022OpenedFebruary 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021 3 closed leasesJune 2021July 2021August 2021September 2021October 2021November 2021December 2021January 2022February 2022PendingFebruary 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021 3 closed leasesJune 2021July 2021August 2021September 2021October 2021November 2021December 2021January 2022February 2022ClosedFeb '21Mar '21Apr '21May '21Jun '21Jul '21Aug '21Sep '21Oct '21Nov '21Dec '21Jan '22Feb '220.00.20.40.60.81.01.21.41.61.82.02.22.42.62.83.0LeasesMonthly Lease Actions In OklahomaApril, 2025thecoalfields.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 165 4 3 53 6,318.25 Georges Colliers Inc. Spiro Oklahoma Corporation Lessee 10 2 0 8 4,412.04 Ouro Mining Inc. Heavener Oklahoma Corporation Lessee 2 1 0 1 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 173 9 2 80 0 82 0 0 0 37,275.47 1,060.62 Shady Point Le Flore Oklahoma 154 9 2 68 0 75 0 0 0 37,275.47 1,060.62 Poteau Le Flore Oklahoma 151 8 3 65 0 75 0 0 0 34,895.47 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 149 9 2 66 0 72 0 0 0 37,275.47 1,060.62

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.

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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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