BLM Colorado Coal Data
BLM Colorado administers 49 coal leases encompassing 80,675 acres. In fiscal year 2018, six producing coal mines on public lands in Colorado directly contribute about $784 million per year to Colorado's economy.
BLM Colorado maintains records of coal actions during the year. Click the tabs below to learn more about our coal program.
LBA, LMA, modification and lease sale summary table
This table shows information about all competitive lease sales, successful and unsuccessful, held by BLM Colorado. The table lists each applicant, the sale or issuance date, total acreage and tonnage offered, the successful bid or modification offer price, the price per ton and acre, the lessee issued to or the highest unsuccessful bidder, and the effective date.
Lease by Applications and Lease Modification Applications
These tables show information about each lease by application (LBA) or lease modification application (LMA) BLM Colorado receives. The summaries provide a chronology of each application with information about the public participation process, environmental analyses, hearings, decisions, coal quantity and quality, and the results of the competitive LBA or noncompetitive LMA sale.
The titles below list the mine, company and original date of application.
Lease Modification Applications:
COC-012347501 - Colowyo Mine, Colowyo Coal Company, Sept. 25, 2014
COC-54608 - Foidel Creek Mine, Twentymile Coal, April 16, 2014
COC-61357 - Elk Creek Mine, Oxbow Mining, Jan. 6, 2014
COC-70615 - Elk Creek Mine, Oxbow Mining, Jan. 14, 2013
COC-75914 - Foidel Creek Mine, Twentymile Coal, Aug. 3, 2012
COC-72980 - Foidel Creek Mine, Twentymile Coal, April 12, 2012
COC-37210 - Bowie No. 2 Mine, Bowie Resources, July 13, 2011
COC-61209 - Bowie No. 2 Mine, Bowie Resources, July 13, 2011
COC-62920 - King II Mine, GCC Energy, Jan. 3, 2011
COC-61357 - Elk Creek Mine, Oxbow Mining, June 3, 2010
COC-012543901 - McClane Canyon Mine, CAM - Colorado, Dec. 18, 2009
COC-1362 - West Elk Mine, Ark Land Company, Jan. 16, 2009
COC-67232 - West Elk Mine, Ark Land Company, Jan. 16, 2009
Lease by Applications:
COC-78449 - Foidel Creek Mine, Twentymile Coal, April 6, 2017
COC-78825 - King II Mine, GCC Energy, Jan. 10, 2018
COC-76716 - Elk Creek Mine, Oxbow Mining, Sept. 12, 2014
COC-75939 - Foidel Creek Mine, Twentymile Coal, Nov. 13, 2012
COC-75916 - Bowie No. 2 Mine, Bowie Resources, Oct. 18, 2012
COC-74820 - Foidel Creek Mine, Twentymile Coal, March 1, 2011
COC-74813 - Deserado Mine, Blue Mountain Energy, Feb. 11, 2011
COC-74219 - Sage Creek Mine, Sage Creek Holdings, Dec. 10, 2009
COC-72980 - Foidel Creek Mine, Twentymile Coal, April 8, 2008
COC-71978 - New Elk Mine, New Elk Coal Company, Oct. 12, 2007