Coal Leases In Wyoming, USA

Wyoming, USA has 472 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Quick Facts

472 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
117 authorized coal leases

Top Counties

by authorized coal leases

Campbell (83 Authorized Leases)
Sweetwater (13 Authorized Leases)
Lincoln (9 Authorized Leases)
Converse (6 Authorized Leases)
Carbon (6 Authorized Leases)

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Coal Leases (BLM)

Wyoming, USA has 472 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 24.79% are authorized while 71.61% are now closed. Campbell, Sweetwater, and Lincoln are the most authorized counties in Wyoming, USA.

Quick BLM Facts

472 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
117 records of authorized coal leases
6 records of pending coal leases
338 records of closed coal leases
9 records of expired coal leases
2 records of relinquished coal leases

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Authorized Leases By County

In Wyoming, USA

Authorized	Authorized Countiess
Campbell	83
Sweetwater	13
Lincoln	9
Converse	6
Carbon	6

Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.

leases in Wyoming, USA

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

Wright Campbell Wyoming 169 55 3 108 3 - - - - 170,640 10,344 Gillette Campbell Wyoming 140 41 1 98 - - - - - 106,613 2,305 Wyodak Campbell Wyoming 139 41 1 97 - - - - - 106,613 2,305 Rozet Campbell Wyoming 105 31 1 73 - - - - - 78,442 2,305 Bill Converse Wyoming 65 25 1 39 - - - - - 64,803 3,508

Popular Public Lands & Regions

leases in Wyoming, USA

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

Powder River Basin Oil and Gas 462 127 7 320 8 - - - - 331,866 28,916 Piceance Basin Oil and Gas 289 56 4 227 2 - - - - 148,836 16,520 Greater Green River Basin Oil and Gas 183 37 4 137 5 - - - - 156,555 27,633 Thunder Basin National Grassland National Forests 99 37 - 59 3 - - - - 123,122 - Southwestern Wyoming Oil and Gas 111 18 1 91 1 - - - - 31,921 640

Top Owners

in Wyoming, USA

CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesAuthorized Acres

Black Butte Coal Company Point Of Rocks Wyoming Corporation Lessee 3 3 - - 38,745 Black Butte Coal Company Point Of Rocks Wyoming Corporation Licensee 5 2 - 3 34,701 Thunder Basin Coal Saint Louis Missouri Corporation Lessee 10 4 - 6 30,134 Btu Western Resources Incorporated Gillette Wyoming Corporation Lessee 8 8 - - 24,212 Peabody Powder River Mining LLC Gillette Wyoming Corporation Operator 3 1 - 2 20,594

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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

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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas

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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.
Understanding Townships

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