Critical Minerals and Active Mines
L.2.1 Mining operations and critical mineral deposits
Created by compiling data from the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining and Utah Geospatial Resource Center, this map highlights active natural gas, oil, and coal operations throughout the state, as well as several critical mineral deposits. Critical minerals, defined in The Energy Act of 2020, are critical to economic or national security and may be vulnerable to supply chain disruption.
Coal Production
Sourced from the Utah Mining 2022 report (Circular 136), published by the Utah Geological Survey. This dataset details historic coal production by mine. Coal production is measured in short tons.
L.2.2 Coal production by mine (short tons)
| Mine | County | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dugout Canyon | Carbon | 650 | 626 | 557 | 430 | - | - | - | - |
| Skyline #3 | Carbon/ |
4,767 | 4,389 | 3,614 | 3,896 | 3,713 | 3,530 | 2,521 | 3,500 |
| SUFCO | Sevier | 5,375 | 5,947 | 4,842 | 4,374 | 4,601 | 3,425 | 3,882 | 3,300 |
| Fossil Rock (Trail Mtn.) | Emery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100 |
| Emery | Emery | - | 135 | 442 | 694 | 474 | 1,171 | 1,063 | 1,300 |
| Gentry #3 | Emery | 170 | 205 | 102 | 562 | 660 | 511 | 600 | 750 |
| Gentry #4 | Emery | 724 | 754 | 893 | 488 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Lila Canyon | Emery | 1,587 | 1,638 | 2,816 | 3,664 | 3,296 | 3,471 | 2,299 | 500 |
| Coal Hollow | Kane | 671 | 724 | 488 | 240 | 569 | 434 | 354 | 350 |
| Burton #1 | Kane | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | Statewide | 13,978 | 14,418 | 13,754 | 13,348 | 13,324 | 12,542 | 10,719 | 9,800 |
Oil Production
Oil and natural gas production data is provided by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. The dataset includes detailed information on oil and natural gas production by county, field, and operator. Shown here is historic oil production summed by county. Oil production is measured in barrels (BBL).
L.2.3 Oil production aggregated by county (barrels)
| County | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon | 43,181 | 34,890 | 28,003 | 28,234 | 25,920 |
| Daggett | 533 | 1,306 | 1,127 | 1,498 | 1,123 |
| Duchesne | 20,034,684 | 16,497,440 | 20,353,519 | 29,065,414 | 38,554,883 |
| Emery | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garfield | 125,868 | 110,211 | 116,775 | 117,869 | 109,339 |
| Grand | 218,571 | 146,093 | 141,384 | 118,899 | 109,493 |
| Rich | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 466 |
| San Juan | 2,923,214 | 2,546,169 | 2,427,331 | 2,342,787 | 2,715,931 |
| Sanpete | 71,819 | 71,276 | 64,345 | 59,853 | 57,561 |
| Sevier | 1,330,640 | 1,103,994 | 960,444 | 1,126,316 | 1,116,612 |
| Summit | 165,682 | 157,335 | 156,364 | 143,077 | 152,386 |
| Uintah | 10,895,503 | 9,368,558 | 10,628,668 | 11,489,677 | 12,608,795 |
| Unreported | 1,123,387 | 963,624 | 893,478 | 920,932 | 1,007,655 |
| Statewide Total | 36,933,100 | 31,000,896 | 35,771,472 | 45,414,556 | 56,450,164 |
Natural Gas Production
Oil and natural gas production data is provided by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas, and Mining. The dataset includes detailed information on oil and natural gas production by county, field, and operator. Shown here is historic natural gas production summed by county. Natural gas production is measured in cubic ft.
L.2.4 Natural gas production aggregated by county (cubic feet)
| County | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon | 38,344,267 | 35,247,645 | 33,087,386 | 30,964,336 | 29,960,523 |
| Daggett | 981,362 | 851,446 | 733,777 | 794,204 | 748,794 |
| Duchesne | 43,123,342 | 39,804,599 | 45,287,760 | 55,608,011 | 62,308,224 |
| Emery | 6,363,961 | 5,949,925 | 5,611,293 | 5,379,334 | 5,114,518 |
| Garfield | 9,125 | 9,151 | 9,129 | 9,103 | 9,113 |
| Grand | 2,559,605 | 2,327,458 | 2,604,236 | 2,776,170 | 2,391,346 |
| San Juan | 8,473,564 | 7,114,447 | 7,059,639 | 6,259,206 | 7,991,906 |
| Sanpete | 666,573 | 634,255 | 580,237 | 533,187 | 514,481 |
| Summit | 1,807,140 | 868,890 | 1,103,811 | 1,224,218 | 1,145,318 |
| Uintah | 165,764,581 | 145,182,399 | 139,453,806 | 152,895,889 | 175,716,245 |
| Unreported | 4,884,379 | 4,570,118 | 4,518,390 | 4,109,853 | 3,486,524 |
| Statewide Total | 272,977,899 | 242,560,333 | 240,049,464 | 260,553,511 | 289,386,992 |
References
- Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center. (2024). Utah Minerals. [Data set]. Utah SGID. https://opendata.gis.utah.gov/datasets/utah-minerals/explore
- Esri USGS. (2024). Minerals Permits View Layer – VwMineralsPermitsSurvey 123. [Data set]. ArcGIS REST Services Directory. https://services.arcgis.com/ZzrwjTRez6FJiOq4/arcgis/rest/services/Minerals_Permits_View_Layer/FeatureServer
- Utah Geospatial Resource Center. (2024). Utah Oil Gas Wells. [Data set]. UGRC. https://gis.utah.gov/products/sgid/energy/oil-gas-wells/
- Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center. (2024). Utah Coal Mines UGS. [Data set]. Utah SGID. https://opendata.gis.utah.gov/datasets/utah-coal-mines-ugs/explore?location=38.549706%2C-111.401310%2C-1.00
- Utah Geological Survey. (2023, September 7). Utah Geological Survey Releases 2022 Mining Report. [Press release]. https://geology.utah.gov/press-release-utahgeological-survey-releases-2022-mining-report/
- Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining. (2024). Statistics. [Data set]. Utah Department of Natural Resources. https://ogm.utah.gov/statistics/