The Trump administration will auction off coal leases on federal lands in four U.S. states in the coming days, a key test of mining industry interest in its efforts to revive a sector in decline. Former President Joe Biden’s administration stopped issuing new coal leases on federal lands. The Little Eccles Tract spans 120 acres in Emery County and holds an estimated 1.29 million tons of recoverable coal. On Oct. 6, the BLM will offer 1,262 acres in Montana with an expected 167.5 million tons of recoverable coal. Two days later it will auction 3,508 acres in Wyoming with an estimated 365 million tons of recoverable coal.