Arch Coal, Inc. produces and sells thermal and metallurgical coal from surface and underground mines located in the United States. As of December 31, 2014, it operated or contracted out the operation of 16 mines; and owned or controlled approximately 5.1 billion tons of proven and probable recoverable reserves. As of December 31, 2014, the company also owned or controlled, primarily through long-term leases, approximately 30,430 acres of coal land in Ohio, 21,832 acres of coal land in Maryland, 46,556 acres of coal land in Virginia, 407,453 acres of coal land in West Virginia, 107,665 acres of coal land in Wyoming, 266,654 acres of coal land in Illinois, 128,458 acres of coal land in Kentucky, 19,427 acres of coal land in Montana, 21,802 acres of coal land in New Mexico, 427 acres of coal land in Pennsylvania, and 18,443 acres of coal land in Colorado. In addition, it owns properties in Alabama, Indiana, Washington, Arkansas, California, Utah, and Texas. The company sells coal to power plants, steel mills, and industrial facilities. Arch Coal, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Arch Coal Inc

Arch Coal, Inc. engages in the production and distribution of thermal coal. It operates through the following segments: Powder River Basin; Metallurgical; Other Thermal; and Corporate, Other and Eliminations. The Powder River Basin segment consists of primary thermal operations in Wyoming. The Metallurgical segment relates to the metallurgical operations in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Virginia. The Other Thermal segment refers to the supplementary thermal operations in Colorado, Illinois, and the Coal Mac thermal operation in West Virginia. The Corporate, Other and Eliminations segment comprises the coal derivatives and coal trading activities, net, corporate overhead, land management activities, and other support functions as well as the elimination of intercompany transactions. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

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