Notice2025-23141
Invitation To Participate; Coal Exploration License Application COCO106747627, Rio Blanco County, CO
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Published
December 17, 2025
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Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, and the Department of the Interior's regulations, all interested, qualified parties are hereby invited to participate with Blue Mountain Energy, Inc., on a pro rata cost-sharing basis, in this program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America in Rio Blanco County, Colorado.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58572-58573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23141]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407-014-004-065516, #O2509-014-004-125222]
Invitation To Participate; Coal Exploration License Application
COCO106747627, Rio Blanco County, CO
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of invitation.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by the
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Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, and the Department of the
Interior's regulations, all interested, qualified parties are hereby
invited to participate with Blue Mountain Energy, Inc., on a pro rata
cost-sharing basis, in this program for the exploration of coal
deposits owned by the United States of America in Rio Blanco County,
Colorado.
DATES: Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. published the notice of invitation to
participate in this coal exploration license once each week for 2
consecutive weeks in the Rio Blanco Herald Times, on September 18,
2025, and September 25, 2025. With this notice, any party seeking to
participate in this exploration program is notified that they must send
written notice to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Blue Mountain
Energy, Inc., as provided in the ADDRESSES section below, no later than
January 16, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The BLM Colorado State Office, Leasable Minerals Program,
has copies of the exploration license application and plan (serialized
as COCO106747627) available for public review at the Denver Federal
Center, Building 40, Lakewood, CO 80215. These documents may be
reviewed Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Requests to
review the materials should be directed to the Leasable Minerals
Program via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ffbdb3b2a0bcb0acb0a0bcb0beb3a0b1bab3bf9d9392d1989089"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e5c5253415d514d51415d515f5241505b525e7c727330797168">[email protected]</span></a>. Any party seeking to
participate in this exploration program must send written notice to the
Leasable Mineral Program at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b79777664787468746478747a7764757e777b595756155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3b1bfbeacb0bca0bcacb0bcb2bfacbdb6bfb3919f9edd949c85">[email protected]</span></a>, and to Joel
Riggins, Blue Mountain Energy, Inc., c/o Deserado Mine, 3607 County
Road 65, Rangely, Colorado 81648.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Stock, telephone: (307) 261-7671;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#046677706b676f446668692a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e684959289858da6848a8bc8818990">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States who are deaf,
blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for
contacting the Leasable Minerals team. 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: Blue Mountain Energy, Inc. has applied to
the BLM for a 2-year coal exploration license on public lands located
adjacent to the existing Deserado Coal Mine near Rangely, Colorado.
Coal exploration on lands not contained in a Federal coal lease is
authorized under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended. This
provides the public with a methodology to gain additional geologic
information of the coal underlying the exploration area to determine
the viability of the coal resources. The BLM regulations at 43 CFR
3410.2 require the publication of an invitation for interested parties
to participate in the coal exploration in the Federal Register. The BLM
may require a modification to the exploration plan to accommodate the
legitimate exploration needs of persons seeking to participate. The
proposed exploration area includes the following described lands in Rio
Blanco County, Colorado:
Sixth Principal Meridian
T2N, R100 W, 6th P.M.
Sec. 6, Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T2N, R101 W, 6th P.M.
Sec. 1, E\1/2\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\.
T3N, R100 W, 6th P.M.
Sec. 19, Lot 8;
Sec. 30, All;
Sec. 31, Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, E\1/2\W\1/2\, and W\1/2\E\1/2\.
T3N, R101 W, 6th P.M.
Sec. 23, NE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 24, SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 25, N\1/2\;
Sec 36, E\1/2\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\.
The described lands consist of 1,991 acres, more or less,
according to the official plat of the survey on file with the BLM.
The proposed exploration program is fully described in an
exploration plan that Blue Mountain Energy, Inc., has submitted to
the BLM for approval, which is available for review upon request as
stated above.
(Authority: 43 CFR 3410.2-1(c)(1))
Douglas Vilsack,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2025-23141 Filed 12-16-25; 8:45 am]
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