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Federal Lands Mining Plan Decision Document NEPA Compliance Documentation

Below are links to copies of the NEPA analysis and findings of no significant impact or findings of NEPA compliance associated with a specific mining plan recommendation for a mine.

Alton Coal Development, LLC – Coal Hollow Mine UTU-081895 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 07/29/2019)

Title Size Type
Executive Summary (343 KB)
Record of Decision (581 KB)
Mining Plan Approval (111 KB)

Antelope Coal, LLC's, Antelope Coal Mine, West Antelope II Amendment for Federal Leases WYW163340 and WYW177903 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 11/26/2013)

Title Size Type
Executive Summary (8.3 KB)
National Environmental Policy Act (80.6 KB)

Belle Ayr Mine North Tract, Contura Coal West LLC., Amendment for Federal Lease WYW-161248 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 12/12/2017)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (100 KB)
Signed Findings Of No Significant Impact (283 KB)
Environmental Assessment (10.3 MB)

Black Thunder Mine-South Hilight Amendment

Title Size Type
Environmental Impact Statement (2.2 MB)
National Environmental Policy Act (109 KB)

Black Thunder Mine-South Hilight Amendment II WYW-174596 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 04/18/2015)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (44.1 KB)
National Environmental Policy Act (71.8 KB)
Wright Area Coal Lease EIS Executive Summary    
Appendix A - Federal Mining Plan Approval Map (527 KB)

Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. Deserado Mine Federal Lease COC-74813 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 10/31/2013)

Title Size Type
Environmental Assessment (2.48 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (116 KB)

Bowie Resources, LLC - Bowie No. 2 Mine COC75916 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 03/16/2015)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (35.9 KB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (209 KB)


Bowie Resources, LLC - Bowie No. 2 Mine COC61209 and COC37210 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 12/19/2013)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (111 KB)
Environmental Assessment (7.71 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (112 KB)


Canyon Fuel Company, LLC – Sufco Mine, Greens Hollow Tract UTU-84102 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 06/21/2018)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (78.3 KB)
Supplemental Environmental Assessment (2.24 MB)
FONNSI (165 KB)


Colowyo Mine, L.P. – Colowyo Coal Mine COC-123475 01 and COC-68590 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 01/16/2017)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (49.4 KB)
Environmental Assessment (27 MB)
FONSI (110 KB)


Colowyo Mine, L.P. – Colowyo Coal Mine COC29225 and COC29226 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 09/4/2015)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (111 KB)
Environmental Assessment (12.3 MB)
Appendices (26.7 MB)
FONSI (5.07 MB)


Cordero Mining, LLC. - Cordero Rojo Mine, Duvall Amendment for Federal Lease WYW-174407 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 02/06/2018)

Title Size Type
Environmental Assessment (6.34 MB)
FONSI (106 KB)
Mining Plan Approval (66.6 KB)

Dakota Westmoreland Corporation’s Beulah Mine, Revision 27, NDM041765 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 09/26/2014)​

Title Size Type
Dakota Westmoreland Coal Lease Modification, NDM041765* (1.23 MB)
Dakota Westmoreland Coal Lease Modification, NDM041765_Sec20* (946 KB)
Mine Plan
Unsigned Mine Plan (Accessible)
(65 KB)
(14.1 KB)
Fonsi
Unsigned Fonsi (Accessible)
(92 KB)
(14.8 KB)

Note (*): For an accessible version of this PDF, contact Catherine Emmett, BLM Section 508 Coordinator, at 202-912-7267

Dry Fork Mine, Western Fuels-Wyoming, INC., Amendment for Federal Lease WYW-0271200 and Federal Lease WYW-0271201 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 12/19/2017)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (92 KB)
Signed Findings Of No Significant Impact (266 KB)
Environmental Assessment (11.4 MB)

El Segundo Mine, Peabody Natural Resources Company, NMNM 126813 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 05/16/2014)​

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (74.2 KB)
FONSI (75.1 KB)

Falkirk Mining Company, – Falkirk Mine, Revision 37 and 38 NDM107039 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 08/20/2018)

Title Size Type
Mine Plan Approval (61.1 KB)
Environmental Assessment (1.44 MB)
Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) (134 KB)

Foidel Creek Mine, Twentymile Coal, LLC’s, Federal Coal Lease COC54608 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 6/02/17)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (42.8 KB)
Environmental Assessment (weblink to BLM's website)
OSMRE Determination of NEPA Adequacy (163 KB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (184 KB)

Freedom Mine, Coteau Properties Company, NDM 91535 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 10/19/2016)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (59.9 KB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (134 KB)

Jim Bridger Mine, Bridger Coal Company, Federal Coal Lease WYW2727 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 03/27/18)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (56.5 KB)
Environmental Assessment (8.00 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (84.2 KB)

King II Mine, GCC of America, Inc., Federal Coal Lease COC-62920 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 03/27/18)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (58.1 KB)
Environmental Assessment (12.6 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (144 KB)

Mountain Coal Company – West Elk Mine COC1362 and COC67232 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 01/13/2020)

Title Size Type
Mine Plan Approval (53.7 KB)
Environmental Assessment (11.5 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (446 KB)

North Antelope Rochelle Mine, Mining Plan Approval for Federal Coal Leases WYW173408 and WYW176095 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 03/14/2014)

Title Size Type
Executive Summary (2.2 MB)
Statement of NEPA Compliance (134 MB)
Mine Plan (129 KB)

Oxbow Mining, LLC. - Elk Creek and Sanborn Creek Mine

Title Size Type
Environmental Assessment (16.2 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (918 KB)

Peabody Caballo Mining, LLC – Caballo Mine WYW172657 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 04/08/2020)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (176 KB)
Environmental Assessment (2.39 MB)
Findings Of No Significant Impact (181 KB)

Signal Peak Energy, LLC – Bull Mountains No. 1 Mine MTM-97988 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 08/03/2018)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (69.7 KB)
Note to Reader Regarding Environmental Assessment (53.8 KB)
Environmental Assessment (11.8 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (183 KB)

Signal Peak Energy, LLC - Bull Mountain Mine No.1 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 8/2/2013)

Title Size Type
Environmental Assessment (16.2 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (474 KB)

Skyline Mine, Canyon Fuel Company, LLC’s, Federal Coal Lease UTU-77114 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 5/11/17)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (42.1 KB)
Environmental Assessment (13.4 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (239 KB)

Spring Creek Mine LBA 1 Mining Plan Modification (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 10/03/2016)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (1.0 MB)
Environmental Assessment (28.6 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (2.6 MB)

Trapper Mining Inc’s, Trapper Mine for Federal Coal Leases C07519 and C079641 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 4/29/16)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (447 KB)
Environmental Assessment (12.7 MB)
Finding of No Significant Impact (691 KB)

Western Energy Company - Rosebud Mine, Area F M82186 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 7/15/2019)

Title Size Type
Final Environmental Impact Statement (81.2 MB)
Record of Decision (3.87 MB)
Federal Mine Plan Approval (88.7 KB)

Western Fuels Wyoming, Inc. – Dry Fork Mine WYW0311810 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 02/20/2020)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (272 KB)
Environmental Assessment (3.19 MB)
Signed Findings Of No Significant Impact (254 KB)

Westmoreland San Juan Mining LLC – San Juan Mine Deep Lease Extension NM- 99144 (Mining Plan Approval Document Dated 08/26/2019)

Title Size Type
Mining Plan Approval (55 KB)
Record of Decision (04/22/2019) (639 KB)
Final Environmental Impact Statement (10.3 MB)

For more information about OSMRE Regulating Coal Mines, visit the OSMRE website https://www.osmre.gov/LRG.shtm.

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