Notice2025-18638
Lease for Sale Navajo Transitional Energy Company, West Antelope III Mine Lease-by-Application WYW 184599, Campbell County, WY
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Published
September 25, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
Notice is hereby given that Federal coal resources in lands in Campbell County, Wyoming, will be offered for competitive lease by sealed bid in accordance with the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 184 (Thursday, September 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46235-46236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18638]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407-014-004-065516; #O2412-014-004-047181.1]
Lease for Sale Navajo Transitional Energy Company, West Antelope
III Mine Lease-by-Application WYW 184599, Campbell County, WY
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of coal lease sale.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Federal coal resources in lands in
Campbell County, Wyoming, will be offered for competitive lease by
sealed bid in accordance with the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act
of 1920, as amended.
DATES: The lease sale will be held at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time (MT) on
October 08, 2025. Bids received after 9:30 a.m. MT on October 08, 2025,
will not be considered.
ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held in the 1st floor Main Conference
Room of the BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne,
WY 82009. Sealed bids must be submitted to the Cashier, BLM Wyoming
State Office, at this same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Travis Wright, by telephone at 307-
775-6258, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dda9aeaaafb4bab5a99dbfb1b0f3bab2ab"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7939490958e808f93a7858b8ac9808891">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for contacting Mr. Wright.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This sale is being held in response to a
lease-by-application filed by Navajo Transitional Energy Company. The
Federal coal resources to be offered are located on the following
described lands:
Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming
T. 41 N, R. 71 W,
Sec. 8;
Sec 9, lots 1 thru 8;
Sec 10, Lot 5;
Secs. 17 and 19;
Sec 20, lots 1 thru 13;
Sec 29, Lots 4, 5, 12, and 13;
Sec 30, lots 5 thru 16.
The areas described aggregate 3,508.31 acres, according to the
surveys on file with the BLM.
The West Antelope III tract contains two coal beds, which are
designated as
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the Anderson seam and the Canyon seam. The Anderson seam ranges in
thickness from 39 feet to approximately 44 feet thick, while the Canyon
seam ranges from 33 feet to 44 feet. The tract is located adjacent to
the Antelope Mine's current operation and contains approximately 445
million tons of coal of which approximately 365 million tons are
considered to be mineable. The composite quality of the coal seams are
as follows: Heat Content (Btu/lb.) 8973 Btu/lb. and Sulfur Content 0.24
percent.
The tracts will be leased to the qualified bidder of the highest
cash amount, provided that the high bid meets or exceeds the BLM's
estimate of the fair market value (FMV) of the tracts. The minimum bid
for the tract is $100 per acre or fraction thereof. The minimum bid is
not intended to represent FMV. The authorized officer will determine if
the bids meet FMV.
The sealed bids should be sent by certified mail, return receipt
requested, or be hand delivered to the Cashier, BLM Wyoming State
Office (see ADDRESSES), and clearly marked ``Sealed Bid for WYW184599
Coal Sale--Not to be opened before 10:00 a.m. MT on October 08, 2025.''
The Public Room representative will issue a receipt for each hand-
delivered bid. Bids received after 9:30 a.m. MT will not be considered.
If identical high bids are received, the tying high bidders will be
requested to submit follow-up sealed bids until a high bid is received.
All tie-breaking sealed bids must be submitted within 15 minutes
following the sale official's announcement at the sale that identical
high bids have been received.
Prior to lease issuance, the high bidder, if other than the
applicant, must pay the BLM the cost recovery fee in the amount of
$123,798.00, in addition to all processing costs incurred by the BLM
after the date of this sale notice (43 CFR 3473.2(f)).
A lease issued as a result of this offering will require payment of
an annual rental of $3 per acre, or fraction thereof, and a royalty
payable to the United States pursuant to section 7(a) of the Mineral
Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 207(a)).
Bidding instructions for the tracts offered and the terms and
conditions of the proposed coal lease are included in the detailed
statement of lease sale, with copies available at the BLM Wyoming State
Office (see ADDRESSES). Documents in case file WYW184599 are available
for public inspection at the BLM Wyoming State Office Public Room.
(Authority: 43 CFR 3422.2, 43 CFR 3422.3-2.)
Paul Hohn,
Associate State Director (Acting).
[FR Doc. 2025-18638 Filed 9-24-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-26-P
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