Coal Data
This page contains links to maps, Google Earth files, GIS datasets, and publications describing the locations of coal resources and mining activity in Wyoming.
Maps & Data
Data
Downloadable GIS coal and coalbed methane datasets available from the WSGS.
Download an Excel file containing Wyoming's quarterly coal mine production and employment, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (Last update: Second quarter, 2023).
WY National Coal Resources Data System Stratigraphic Data
Download an Excel file containing the Wyoming NCRDS stratigraphic data entered since 2013.
Download an Excel file containing historic coal mine and sample data.
Historic WY Coal Production, 1865-2021
Download an Excel file containing historic coal production and employment by year.
Maps
The Coal Map of Wyoming and other WSGS coal publications can be viewed or purchased online.
Mining Diagrams
Coal Mining Diagrams
Surface mining (pdf)
Download a diagram showing surface mining methods used by coal mines today. Illustration by James Rodgers.
Underground mining (pdf)
Download a diagram showing underground coal mining showing a long wall operation. Illustration by James Rodgers.
Click here for additional resources list
Consensus Revenue Estimating Group
http://eadiv.state.wy.us/creg/
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Wyoming Mining Association
Wyoming Mines Inspection and Safety
https://dws.wyo.gov/dws-division/mine-inspections-safety/
Mine Safety and Health Administration, Mine Data Retrieval System
https://www.msha.gov/support-resources/resources-tools/metal-and-nonmetal
U.S. Energy Information Administration
U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
Mineral Information Institute
http://www.mineralseducationcoalition.org/
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
University of Wyoming, School of Energy Resources
Contact:
Kelsey Kehoe, kelsey.kehoe@wyo.gov