This page contains links to maps, Google Earth files, GIS datasets, and publications describing the locations of coal resources and mining activity in Wyoming.
Coal Resources in Wyoming—Summary Report (2020)
Oil, Natural Gas, & Coal resources in Wyoming—Summary Report (2019)
Wyoming’s Coal Resources—Summary Report (2015)
GIS 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: Fourth quarter, 2023).
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.
View or Purchase The Coal Map of Wyoming and other WSGS coal publications can be viewed or purchased online.
Surface mining Download a diagram showing surface mining methods used by coal mines today. Illustration by James Rodgers.
Underground mining Download a diagram showing underground coal mining showing a long wall operation. Illustration by James Rodgers.
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 http://www.wyomingmining.org/
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 http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en.html
University of Wyoming, School of Energy Resources http://www.uwyo.edu/ser/
Contact: Kelsey Kehoe, kelsey.kehoe@wyo.gov