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Coal Mining In Wyoming

Wyoming has 475 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Quick Facts

  • 475 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 115 authorized coal leases
  • 3 pending coal leases
  • 9 expired coal leases
  • 1 relinquished coal leases
  • 412,606 authorized coal acres
  • 13,586 pending coal acres
  • 347 closed coal leases

Top Counties

by Authorized coal leases

  1. Campbell (89 Authorized Leases)
  2. Converse (13 Authorized Leases)
  3. Sweetwater (11 Authorized Leases)
  4. Lincoln (9 Authorized Leases)
  5. Carbon (5 Authorized Leases)
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Wyoming Coal Mining Leases

Wyoming Coal Mining Leases

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Recently Updated Coal Leases

Most recently updated leases in Wyoming.

  1. Maysdorf Ii So.Tract Competitive Coal Lease

    • 2.31K acres Closed disposition
    • Campbell, Wyoming
    • Cordero Mining Co.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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  2. Deadman Wash Coal Exploration License

    • 1.56K acres Closed disposition
    • Sweetwater, Wyoming
    • Bridger Coal Co.
    • Coal Exploration License
    Read More

  3. Powder River Basin Competitive Coal Lease

    • 157.06 acres Closed disposition
    • Campbell, Wyoming
    • Thunder Basin Coal Co. et al.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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  4. Hannah-Carbon Basin Prefered Coal Lease

    • 1.26K acres Closed disposition
    • Carbon, Wyoming
    • Ark Land LLC et al.
    • Coal Lease Preference Right
    Read More

  5. Black Butte Area Coal Exploration License

    • 11.5K acres Closed disposition
    • Sweetwater, Wyoming
    • Black Butte Coal Co.
    • Coal Exploration License
    Read More
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Coal Leases (BLM)

Wyoming has 475 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 24.21% are authorized while 73.05% are now closed. Campbell, Converse, and Sweetwater are the most authorized counties in Wyoming.

Quick BLM Facts

  • 475 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 115 records of authorized coal leases
  • 3 records of pending coal leases
  • 347 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

Counties Authorized Leases
Campbell 77.39% (89 Authorized Leases)  
Converse 11.3% (13 Authorized Leases)  
Sweetwater 9.57% (11 Authorized Leases)  
Lincoln 7.83% (9 Authorized Leases)  

Coal Trends

2013 3 opened leases 1 pending lease 8 closed leases2014 2 opened leases 3 pending leases 3 closed leases2015 4 opened leases 2 pending leases 6 closed leases2016 2 opened leases 3 pending leases 5 closed leases2017 1 pending lease 8 closed leases2018 2 opened leases 3 closed leases2019 4 closed leases2020 2 closed leases20212022Opened2013 3 opened leases 1 pending lease 8 closed leases2014 2 opened leases 3 pending leases 3 closed leases2015 4 opened leases 2 pending leases 6 closed leases2016 2 opened leases 3 pending leases 5 closed leases2017 1 pending lease 8 closed leases2018 2 opened leases 3 closed leases2019 4 closed leases2020 2 closed leases20212022Pending2013 3 opened leases 1 pending lease 8 closed leases2014 2 opened leases 3 pending leases 3 closed leases2015 4 opened leases 2 pending leases 6 closed leases2016 2 opened leases 3 pending leases 5 closed leases2017 1 pending lease 8 closed leases2018 2 opened leases 3 closed leases2019 4 closed leases2020 2 closed leases20212022Closed2013201420152016201720182019202020212022012345678LeasesAnnual Lease Actions In WyomingApril, 2025thecoalfields.com See full chart

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

Top Owners

in Wyoming

CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesAuthorized Acres
Black Butte Coal Co. Point of Rocks Wyoming Corporation Licensee 13 4 0 8 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 13 10 0 2 33,788.07 Peabody Powder River Mining LLC Gillette Wyoming Corporation Lessee 20 13 0 7 32,096.89 Thunder Basin Coal Saint Louis Missouri Corporation Lessee 10 4 0 6 30,134.93

Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.

in Wyoming

CountyStateTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesAuthorized AcresPending Acres
Wright Campbell Wyoming 172 56 2 111 3 0 0 0 0 171,149.66 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 106 32 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 78,032.59 0 Sheridan Sheridan Wyoming 68 22 4 42 0 0 0 0 0 44,631.39 17,518.57

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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