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Coal Mining In Carbon County, Wyoming

Carbon County, Wyoming has 47 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Quick Facts

  • 47 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 5 authorized coal leases
  • 1 relinquished coal leases
  • 25,330 authorized coal acres
  • 41 closed coal leases

Leases Summary

in Carbon County, Wyoming

  • 47 Total
  • 5 Authorized
  • 41 Closed
  • 1 Relinquished
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Carbon County Coal Mining Leases

Carbon County Coal Mining Leases

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Recently Updated Coal Leases

Most recently updated leases in Carbon.

  1. Hannah-Carbon Basin Prefered Coal Lease

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

  3. Shoshone No. 1 Mine Prefered Coal Lease

    • 640 acres Closed disposition
    • Carbon, Wyoming
    • Shoshone Coal Co.
    • Coal Lease Preference Right
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  4. Hannah-Carbon Basin Prefered Coal Lease

    • 640 acres Closed disposition
    • Carbon, Wyoming
    • Shoshone Coal Co.
    • Coal Lease Preference Right
    Read More
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Coal Leases (BLM)

Carbon County, Wyoming has 47 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 10.64% are authorized while 87.23% are now closed.

Quick BLM Facts

  • 47 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
  • 5 records of authorized coal leases
  • 41 records of closed coal leases
  • 1 record of relinquished coal leases
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Lease By Disposition

In Carbon

claim Leases
Closed 87.23% (41 Leases)  
Authorized 10.64% (5 Leases)  
Relinquished 2.13% (1 Leases)  

Coal Trends

20132014 1 closed lease201520162017 3 closed leases20182019 1 closed lease202020212022Opened20132014 1 closed lease201520162017 3 closed leases20182019 1 closed lease202020212022Pending20132014 1 closed lease201520162017 3 closed leases20182019 1 closed lease202020212022Closed20132014201520162017201820192020202120220.00.20.40.60.81.01.21.41.61.82.02.22.42.62.83.0LeasesAnnual Lease Actions In CarbonCounty, WyomingApril, 2025thecoalfields.com See full chart

Popular Public Lands & Regions

in Carbon County, Wyoming

Land TypeTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesAuthorized AcresPending Acres
Hannah-Carbon Basin Oil and Gas 28 5 0 22 0 0 0 1 0 7,423.39 0 Greater Green River Basin Oil and Gas 19 0 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Southwestern Wyoming Oil and Gas 15 0 0 15 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

Top Owners

in Carbon County, Wyoming

CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesAuthorized Acres
Arch of Wyoming LLC Saint Louis Missouri Private Lessee 4 3 0 1 6,400.78 Ark Land LLC Saint Louis Missouri Corporation Lessee 3 2 0 1 1,022.61 Ark Land Co. Saint Louis Missouri Corporation Licensee 12 0 0 9 0 Chevron USA Inc. Houston Texas Corporation Lessee 6 0 0 6 0 Resource Development Inc. Portland Oregon Corporation Lessee 3 0 0 3 0

Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.

in Carbon County, Wyoming

CountyStateTotal LeasesAuthorized LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesAuthorized AcresPending Acres
Hanna Carbon Wyoming 27 5 0 21 0 0 0 1 0 7,423.39 0 Elk Mountain Carbon Wyoming 20 2 0 17 0 0 0 1 0 1,022.61 0 Walcott Carbon Wyoming 20 5 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 7,423.39 0 Medicine Bow Carbon Wyoming 16 2 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 1,022.61 0 Leo Carbon Wyoming 9 3 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 6,400.78 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.

  4. Historic map of the Ohio Western Reserve

    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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