Powder River Basin, Thunder Basin National Grassland, Greater Green River Basin, and other lands with coal mining activity found In Wyoming.
Quick Facts
- 620 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 160 authorized coal leases.
- 3 pending coal leases.
- 12 expired coal leases.
- 1 relinquished coal leases.
- 444 closed coal leases.
Total LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesPending Acres
Powder River Basin
349
2
252
5
0
0
0
0
8,038.1
Thunder Basin National Grassland
100
0
59
3
0
0
0
0
0
Greater Green River Basin
87
1
65
4
0
0
0
0
2,040
Hannah-Carbon Basin
28
0
22
0
0
0
1
0
0
Southwestern Wyoming
15
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wyoming Overthrust
13
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
Big Horn Basin
8
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hanna Laramie Shirley Basins
8
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
Piceance Basin
6
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bridger National Forest
4
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
Medicine Bow National Forest
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Teton National Forest
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Coal Lease News From The Coal Fields™
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and coal leases.
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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.
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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.
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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.
