Peabody Energy Corporation is a producer of metallurgical and thermal coal. The Company owns interest in 17 active coal mining operations located in the United States and Australia, including interests in Middlemount Coal Pty Ltd. (Middlemount). In addition, the Company markets and brokers coal from other coal producers, trades coal and freight-related contracts, and partnered in a joint venture with the intent of developing various sites. The Company’s segments include Seaborne Thermal Mining, Seaborne Metallurgical Mining, Powder River Basin Mining, Other U.S. Thermal Mining and Corporate and Other. Seaborne Thermal Mining segment’s operations consist of mines in New South Wales, Australia. The mines in that segment utilize both surface and underground extraction processes to mine low-sulfur, high Btu thermal coal. Seaborne Metallurgical Mining segment’s operations consist of mines in Queensland, Australia, one in New South Wales, Australia and one in Alabama, United States.
