Peabody Energy Corporation

News May 1, 2007

Peabody looks towards a cleaner future for coal

Amidst strong financial results from 2006 Peabody Energy (BTU-N) took the occasion of its annual meeting to delve…

The Black Thunder coal mine in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. Photo by David X. Tejada, Arch Coal.

News February 19, 2007

Arch Coal has stellar 2006

Arch Coal (ACI-N) is battling the weak American coal market by slashing its production target this year in anticipation of an upturn in years to come.

PEABODY ENERGYPeabody is the world's largest coal company with 2004 sales of 227 million tons and revenue of US$3.6 billion. The company recently made a $1.5-billion cash bid for Australia's Excel Coal. Some of the money for deal was generated by the Rawhide coal mine (pictured), one of Peabody's three Powder River Basin mines in Wyoming, which serve nearly 80 power plants in 18 states.

News July 17, 2006

Peabody Excel-erates its coal business

St. Louis, Mo.-based coal producer Peabody Energy (BTU-N) has agreed to a cash deal to take over Australian coal producer Excel Coal (EXOAF-O, EXL-A) for about US$1.5 billion….

News July 6, 2006

Peabody buying Excel Coal

St. Louis-based coal producer Peabody Energy (BTU-N) has agreed to a cash deal to take over Australian coal produce…

News February 13, 2006

Southern Peru, Peabody ten-baggers

With metal prices holding firm over the report period ended Feb. 6, much of the action in mining stocks centred around the stories of individual companies….

News November 21, 2005

Gold and base metal companies made gains while their coal and energy counterparts lost ground on U.S. markets over the report period Nov. 8-14. The overall trend was up, with both the Dow Jones Indust…

News October 17, 2005