washington u.s. president donald trump administration bill move re-open federal land new coal lease win miners seek expand production review company file show coal miners gain already enough lease hand last well decade trump sign decree tuesday reverse former president barack obama 2016 ban new federal coal lease part wide-ranging executive order sweep away green regulations administration say hobble drill mine industries evaluate energy let look social cost job trump interior secretary ryan zinke say twitter post tuesday ahead executive order company focus coal deposit federal land peabody energy arch coal cloud peak enough coal grind exist lease last average 17 years 2015 sales level earn report show suggest miners could already ramp production level immediately market demand coal energy experts say unlikely large scale due stiff competition cheap abundant natural gas initiatives prevent things get bad coal help much say charles dayton vice president market analytics doyle trade consultants colorado track reserve level public land share cloud peak percent early trade tuesday ahead executive order peabody 1.5 percent arch 0.3 percent current level reserve appear within historical norms decade ago republican president george w. bush ban federal coal lease industry 18 years worth lease federal land accord reuters examination securities file arch coal peabody confirm substantial reserve federal lease already nonetheless welcome trump move peabody comfortable amount reserve powder river basin although recognize poor public policy represent lease moratorium put place prior administration peabody spokesman vic svec tell reuters email arch coal sufficient permit reserve sustain operations federal land number years come spokeswoman logan bonacorsi say producers need add reserve time ability obtain reserve need important officials peak contura respond request comment trump executive order also seek undo obama-era rule limit carbon emissions one example clean power plan regulation would increase pressure state replace coal-fired power station ones use clean fuel like natural gas wind solar obama administration impose temporary ban new federal coal lease january 2016 part broad environmental economic review ensure royalties lease deal provide fair return taxpayers immediately clear whether royalty review would continue even ban lease lift analysts say scenario could trigger near-term land rush company fear high royalty rat future coal account third u.s. electricity production half decade ago 40 percent u.s. coal come federal land mainly powder river basin wyoming montana luke popovich spokesman national mine association industry group say expect trump executive order symbolic impact least lift moratorium would strengthen signal market federal government long stand way fossil energy say add re-opening federal land new lease could also play production upswing demand ultimately increase u.s. energy information administration forecast percent increase western coal production 443.4 million short tons 2018 drive mainly high natural gas price others less optimistic u.s. coal industry outlook say best trump could slow sector decline since 2012 coal production plunge 25 percent low level since 1978 due fall price industry hit massive layoffs bankruptcies trump offer federal coal industry awash reserve