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Coal Mining In Wyoming

Wyoming has 512 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Quick Facts

  • 512 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 125 authorized coal leases
  • 4 pending coal leases
  • 9 expired coal leases
  • 2 relinquished coal leases
  • 412,606 authorized coal acres
  • 13,586 pending coal acres
  • 372 closed coal leases

Top Counties

by Authorized coal leases

  1. Campbell (141 Authorized Leases)
  2. Sweetwater (33 Authorized Leases)
  3. Converse (19 Authorized Leases)
  4. Lincoln (18 Authorized Leases)
  5. Carbon (12 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 South 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. Elk Mountain/Saddleback Competitive Coal Lease

    • 5.23K acres Closed disposition
    • Carbon, Wyoming
    • Ark Land WR Inc.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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  3. Powder River Basin Coal Mining Unit

    • 20.6K acres Authorized disposition
    • Campbell, Wyoming
    • Peabody Powder River Mining LLC
    • Logical Mining Unit
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  4. West Antelope 3 Competitive Coal Lease

    • 3.51K acres Pending disposition
    • Campbell, Wyoming
    • Navajo Transitional Energy Co.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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  5. North Porcupine Competitive Coal Lease

    • 6.36K acres Authorized disposition
    • Campbell, Wyoming
    • BTU Western Resources Inc.
    • Nonreg Competitive Coal Lease by Application
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Coal Leases (BLM)

Wyoming has 512 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 24.41% are authorized while 72.66% are now closed. Campbell, Sweetwater, and Converse are the most authorized counties in Wyoming.

Quick BLM Facts

  • 512 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 125 records of authorized coal leases
  • 4 records of pending coal leases
  • 372 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

Authorized Authorized Countiess
Campbell 141
Sweetwater 33
Converse 19
Lincoln 18
Carbon 12

Coal Trends

2012 8 opened leases 7 pending leases 4 closed leases2013 3 opened leases 1 pending lease 8 closed leases2014 2 opened leases 3 pending leases 2 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 leases2021Opened2012 8 opened leases 7 pending leases 4 closed leases2013 3 opened leases 1 pending lease 8 closed leases2014 2 opened leases 3 pending leases 2 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 leases2021Pending2012 8 opened leases 7 pending leases 4 closed leases2013 3 opened leases 1 pending lease 8 closed leases2014 2 opened leases 3 pending leases 2 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 leases2021Closed2012201320142015201620172018201920202021012345678LeasesAnnual Lease Actions In WyomingOctober, 2021thecoalfields.com See full chart
June 2020July 2020August 2020September 2020 1 closed leaseOctober 2020November 2020December 2020January 2021February 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021June 2021OpenedJune 2020July 2020August 2020September 2020 1 closed leaseOctober 2020November 2020December 2020January 2021February 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021June 2021PendingJune 2020July 2020August 2020September 2020 1 closed leaseOctober 2020November 2020December 2020January 2021February 2021March 2021April 2021May 2021June 2021ClosedJun '20Jul '20Aug '20Sep '20Oct '20Nov '20Dec '20Jan '21Feb '21Mar '21Apr '21May '21Jun '210.00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91.0LeasesMonthly Lease Actions In WyomingOctober, 2021thecoalfields.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 348 89 2 252 5 0 0 0 0 246,687.51 8,038.1 Thunder Basin National Grassland National Forests 99 37 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 21 0 0 0 2 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

Top Owners

in Wyoming

CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesAuthorized Acres
Navajo Transitional Energy Co. Gillette Wyoming Corporation Lessee 17 16 1 0 46,987.61 Black Butte Coal Co. Point of Rocks Wyoming Corporation Lessee 3 3 0 0 38,745.14 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

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 0 173,445.72 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 67 22 3 42 0 0 0 0 0 44,631.39 16,256 Wyarno Sheridan Wyoming 66 22 3 41 0 0 0 0 0 44,631.39 16,256 Bill Converse Wyoming 65 25 1 39 0 0 0 0 0 65,660.18 3,508.31 Weston Campbell Wyoming 64 25 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 54,335.12 0 Acme Sheridan Wyoming 63 22 3 38 0 0 0 0 0 44,631.39 16,256 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.

  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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