Coal Data

BLM has responsibility for coal leasing on approximately 570 million acres where the coal mineral estate is owned by the federal government. Surface ownership of these lands belongs to BLM, the U.S. Forest Service, private land owners, state land owners or other federal agencies.

Revenues from coal leasing and production are shared by the federal government and the state where the coal is leased. The Department of the Interior's Office of Natural Resources Revenue maintains statistical data for federal coal sales volumes, sales values and revenue. Visit the ONRR statistics website.

Click the tabs below to learn more about BLM's coal program, including national and state information.

 

National Coal Statistics

Total federal coal leases in effect, total acres under lease and lease sales by fiscal year since 1990

BLM has responsibility for coal leasing on approximately 570 million acres where the coal mineral estate is owned by the federal government. Surface ownership of these lands belongs to BLM, the U.S. Forest Service, private land owners, state land owners or other federal agencies.

The document linked in this tab provides information about the number of total leases in effect, total acres under lease and the number of lease sales at the end of each fiscal year since 1990. Acreage totals may vary slightly because rounding is used. 

Download BLM National Coal Statistics

 

Colorado

More statistics and info about coal leasing in Colorado.

Successful competitive lease sales since 1990, Colorado

BLM Colorado maintains records of coal lease sales during the year. The document linked from this page provides information about lease sales based on the lease by application serial number, which is used to identify and track applications. Sometimes, the applicant is not the same as the final lessee because during the bidding process, another party may submit a larger bid than the applicant. Data in the document may not add up to the state-specific totals listed on BLM's national coal table because the national table includes information such as lease modifications and relinquishments.

Download BLM Colorado's Coal Statistics

 

Eastern States

Successful competitive lease sales since 1990, Eastern States 

BLM Eastern States maintains records of coal lease sales during the year. The document linked from this tab provides information about lease sales based on the lease by application serial number, which is used to identify and track applications. The applicant is not always the final lessee because another party may submit a larger bid than the applicant during the bidding process. 

Data in this table may not add up to the state-specific totals listed on BLM's national coal table because the national table includes information such as lease modifications and relinquishments. 

Additional Eastern States Data Pages

BLM Eastern States State Coal Statistics

BLM Eastern States Successful and Unsuccessful Competitive Lease Sales, Noncompetitive Lease Modification Offers, and Pending Applications

BLM Eastern States Total Federal Coal Leases in Effect

Lease by Applications & Lease Modifications

 

Montana-Dakotas

Successful competitive lease sales since 1990, Montana-Dakotas

BLM Montana-Dakotas maintains records of coal lease sales during the year. The document linked from this tab provides information about lease sales based on the lease by application serial number, which is used to identify and track applications.  Sometimes, the applicant is not the same as the final lessee because during the bidding process, someone may submit a larger bid than the applicant.

Data in this table may not add up to the state-specific totals listed on the BLM's national coal table because the national table includes information such as lease modifications and relinquishments.

Download BLM Montana-Dakotas Coal Statistics

Lease by Applications & Lease Modifications

 

New Mexico

Successful competitive lease sales since 1990, New Mexico-Oklahoma-Texas-Kansas

BLM New Mexico maintains records of coal lease sales during the year. The document linked from this tab provides information about lease sales based on the lease by application serial number, which is used to identify and track applications. Sometimes, the applicant is not the same as the final lessee because during the bidding process, another party may submit a larger bid than the applicant.

Data in this table may not add up to the state-specific totals listed on BLM's national coal table because the national table includes information such as lease modifications and relinquishments.

Download BLM New Mexico-Oklahoma-Texas-Kansas Coal Statistics

Lease by Application (LBA) & Lease Modifications

 

Oregon-Washington

BLM administers two federal coal leases (WAOR-06527 and WAW-04322) encompassing 521 acres at the TransAlta Centralia Coal Mine. This operation is located about six miles northeast of Centralia, Washington. TransAlta Centralia Mining LLC is the federal lease holder and owner of the surface mine and adjacent power plant. The mine ceased production and began reclamation in 2006. The company initiated a project to recover fine-coal from a number of coal refuse settlement ponds at the site in 2012, and began production in 2014, which is ongoing. In 2011, Washington reached an agreement with the company to phase out coal-fired power generation at the power plant by the end of 2025. The company now plans to convert the power plant to a solar production facility.

 

Utah

Successful competitive lease sales since 1990, Utah

BLM Utah maintains records of coal lease sales during the year. The document linked from this tab provides information about lease sales based on the lease by application serial number, which is used to identify and track applications. Sometimes, the applicant is not the same as the final lessee because during the bidding process, another party may submit a larger bid than the applicant.

Data in this table may not add up to the state-specific totals listed on BLM's national coal table because the national table includes information such as lease modifications and relinquishments.

Download BLM Utah Coal Statistics

Lease by Application & Lease Modifications

 

Wyoming

Successful and unsuccessful competitive lease sales since 1990, Wyoming

BLM Wyoming maintains records of pending competitive lease applications and noncompetitive lease modification applications and lease sales and lease modification offers during the year. The links below list this information.

BLM Wyoming Coal Statistics

Additional Coal Data Pages

Lease by Application & Lease Modifications

Exploration Licenses

Royalty Rate Reductions