Eastern States Coal Data - Lease Modifications and Lease Applications

The BLM maintains records of pending competitive lease and noncompetitive lease modification applications and lease modification sales during the year. This table provides information about each individual Lease by Application (LBA) or lease modification application (LMA).  Specifically, this summary provides a short chronology of the application with information about the public participation process, environmental analysis, hearings, decisions, coal quantity and quality, and the results of the competitive LBA or noncompetitive LMA sale.  Click on the link in the summary to access the published fair market value (FMV) information.  To review the FMV determination process, please see the publically available 3073 - Coal Evaluation Handbook and Manual found on the BLM Information Resource Management websites. All documents made available to the public do not contain confidential business information, which is withheld pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act exemption 4, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4).

2021-Present

Processing - DOI-BLM-Eastern States-M000-2026-0001-EA  

Completed - DOI-BLM-Eastern States-J000-2025-0005-CX  

Complete - DOI-BLM-Eastern States-J000-2024-0007-EIS  

Completed - ALES 56519 (LBA)  

2016-2020

Cancelled - ALES 55797 (LBA)  

Cancelled - KYES 55296 (LBA)  

Closed - No Bid Received - WVES 59357 (LBA) 

Issued - ALES 55199 (LBA)  

Issued - KYES 51005 (LMA)  

Closed - No Bid Received - OHES 57390 (LBA)  

2010-2015

Issued - WVES 50556 (LBA)  

Rejected - WVES 50560 (LBA)  

Rejected - KYES 51689 (LBA)  

Withdrawn - KYES 51088 (LBA)  

Rejected KYES 53729 (LBA)  

Rejected - KYES 53865 (LBA)  

Rejected - KYES 55204 (LBA)  

Cancelled - ARES 57757 (LBA)  

2012BurrOak #6 - ARES-57757

2011BurrOak #6 - OHES-057390

2010Warrior Met Coal - ALES - 56519

2007-2009

2008 - Dewey Lake - KYES-55296

2009Warrior Met Coal - ALES- 55797

2007 - Best Coal Inc. - ALES-55199