Sweetwater County, Wyoming has 135 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Quick Facts
- 135 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 33 authorized coal leases
- 2 pending coal leases
- 8 expired coal leases
- 438,249 authorized coal acres
- 4,080 pending coal acres
- 92 closed coal leases
Leases Summary
in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
- 135 Total
- 33 Authorized
- 2 Pending
- 92 Closed
- 8 Expired
Sweetwater County Coal Mining Leases
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Recently Updated Coal Leases
Most recently updated leases in Sweetwater.
Coal Leases (BLM)
Sweetwater County, Wyoming has 135 coal leases on public land listed in The Coal Fields™. Of these leases, 24.44% are authorized while 68.15% are now closed.
Quick BLM Facts
- 135 records of coal leases on public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
- 33 records of authorized coal leases
- 2 records of pending coal leases
- 92 records of closed coal leases
- 8 records of expired coal leases
Popular Public Lands & Regions
in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
Land TypeTotal LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesPending Acres
Greater Green River Basin
Oil and Gas
54
1
38
4
0
0
0
0
2,040
Top Owners
in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
CityStateCategoryInterest RelationshipTotal LeasesPending LeasesClosed Leases
Black Butte Coal Co.
Point of Rocks
Wyoming
Corporation
Applicant
5
0
0
Bridger Coal Co.
Point of Rocks
Wyoming
Corporation
Lessee
17
0
9
Rosebud Coal Sales
Omaha
Nebraska
Corporation
Lessee
1
0
0
Lion Coal Inc.
Rock Springs
Wyoming
Corporation
Lessee
1
0
0
Ark Land Co.
Saint Louis
Missouri
Corporation
Applicant
6
0
6
Popular Towns, Cities, Etc.
in Sweetwater County, Wyoming
CountyStateTotal LeasesPending LeasesClosed LeasesExpired LeasesCancelled LeasesWithdrawn LeasesRelinquished LeasesRejected LeasesPending Acres
Thayer Junction
Sweetwater
Wyoming
46
1
30
4
0
0
0
0
2,040
Superior
Sweetwater
Wyoming
42
1
28
4
0
0
0
0
2,040
Point of Rocks
Sweetwater
Wyoming
40
1
25
4
0
0
0
0
2,040
Bitter Creek
Sweetwater
Wyoming
27
0
16
2
0
0
0
0
0
Monell
Sweetwater
Wyoming
27
0
16
2
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.
