WSGS - Coal Data

An Official Wyoming Government Website

Coal Data

Coal

Coal Production

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

Summary Reports

Coal Resources in Wyoming—Summary Report (2020)

Oil, Natural Gas, & Coal Resources in Wyoming—Summary Report (2019)

Wyoming’s Coal Resources—Summary Report (2015)

Data

Downloadable GIS coal and coalbed methane datasets available from the WSGS.

Quarterly Coal Production

Download an Excel file containing Wyoming's quarterly coal mine production and employment, according to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (Last update: First quarter 2025).

WY National Coal Resources Data System Stratigraphic Data

Download an Excel file containing the Wyoming NCRDS stratigraphic data entered since 2013.

Historic Coal Mines

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

View or Purchase

The Coal Map of Wyoming and other WSGS coal publications can be viewed or purchased online.

PRB Coal Mine

Coal mine in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming. [Credit: WSGS]

Mining Diagrams

Coal Mining Diagrams

Surface mining (pdf)

surface mining diagram

Download a diagram showing surface mining methods used by coal mines today. [Credit: WSGS]

Underground mining (pdf)

underground mining diagram

Download a diagram showing underground coal mining showing a long wall operation. [Credit: WSGS]

Additional Resources List

Consensus Revenue Estimating Group

http://eadiv.state.wy.us/creg/

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

http://deq.wyoming.gov/

Wyoming Mining Association

http://www.wyomingmining.org/

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

http://www.eia.gov/

U.S. Geological Survey

http://www.usgs.gov/

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

http://www.osmre.gov/

Mineral Information Institute

http://www.mineralseducationcoalition.org/

U.S. Bureau of Land Management

https://www.blm.gov/wyoming

University of Wyoming, School of Energy Resources

http://www.uwyo.edu/ser/

Contact:

Kelsey Kehoe, kelsey.kehoe@wyo.gov

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