Coal In Wyoming

Wyoming has 514 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

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514 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
127 authorized coal leases
4 pending coal leases
9 expired coal leases
1 relinquished coal leases
412,606 authorized coal acres
13,586 pending coal acres
373 closed coal leases

Top Counties

by Authorized coal leases

Campbell (141 Authorized Leases)
Sweetwater (33 Authorized Leases)
Converse (21 Authorized Leases)
Lincoln (18 Authorized Leases)
Carbon (12 Authorized Leases)

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Wyoming Coal Mining Leases

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Coal Leases (BLM)

Wyoming has 514 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 24.71% are authorized while 72.57% are now closed. Campbell, Sweetwater, and Converse are the most authorized counties in Wyoming.

Quick BLM Facts

514 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
127 records of authorized coal leases
4 records of pending coal leases
373 records of closed coal leases
9 records of expired coal leases
1 record of relinquished coal leases

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Authorized Leases By County

In Wyoming

Authorized	Authorized Countiess
Campbell	141
Sweetwater	33
Converse	21
Lincoln	18
Carbon	12

Popular Public Lands & Regions

in Wyoming

Land TypeTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesAuthorized AcresPending Acres

Powder River Basin Oil and Gas 349 90 2 252 5 0 0 0 0 246,687.51 8,038.1 Thunder Basin National Grassland National Forests 100 38 0 59 3 0 0 0 0 123,974.00 0 Greater Green River Basin Oil and Gas 87 17 1 65 4 0 0 0 0 111,604.79 2,040 Hannah-Carbon Basin Oil and Gas 28 5 0 22 0 0 0 1 0 7,423.39 0 Southwestern Wyoming Oil and Gas 15 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wyoming Overthrust Oil and Gas 13 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24,218.31 0 Big Horn Basin Oil and Gas 8 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hanna Laramie Shirley Basins Oil and Gas 8 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2,659.76 0 Piceance Basin Oil and Gas 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bridger National Forest National Forests 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Top Owners

in Wyoming

CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesAuthorized Acres

Black Butte Coal Co. Point of Rocks Wyoming Corporation Applicant 5 4 0 0 61,977.42 Navajo Transitional Energy Co. Gillette Wyoming Corporation Lessee 18 17 1 0 46,987.61 BTU Western Resources Inc. Gillette Wyoming Corporation Lessee 11 11 0 0 34,392.11 Peabody Powder River Mining LLC Gillette Wyoming Corporation Lessee 13 13 0 0 32,096.89 Thunder Basin Coal Saint Louis Missouri Corporation Lessee 10 4 0 6 30,134.94

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Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.

in Wyoming

CountyStateTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesAuthorized AcresPending Acres

Wright Campbell Wyoming 173 57 2 111 3 0 0 0 0 173,445.72 8,038.1 Gillette Campbell Wyoming 141 42 0 99 0 0 0 0 0 105,346.01 0 Wyodak Campbell Wyoming 140 42 0 98 0 0 0 0 0 105,346.01 0 Rozet Campbell Wyoming 108 34 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 85,772.24 0 Sheridan Sheridan Wyoming 68 22 4 42 0 0 0 0 0 44,631.39 17,518.57 Wyarno Sheridan Wyoming 67 22 4 41 0 0 0 0 0 44,631.39 17,518.57 Bill Converse Wyoming 66 26 1 39 0 0 0 0 0 65,660.18 3,508.31 Acme Sheridan Wyoming 64 22 4 38 0 0 0 0 0 44,631.39 17,518.57 Weston Campbell Wyoming 64 25 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 54,335.12 0 Echeta Campbell Wyoming 56 10 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 27,263.21 0

Coal Lease News From The Coal Fields™

Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and coal leases.

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.
Understanding BLM Administrative Areas

Whether it is filing a lease or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.
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.
Understanding Townships

A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.