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Patriot to idle coal production

PATRIOT Coal Corporation will idle both the Highland Mine near Henderson, Kentucky and the Dodge Hill mining complex near Sturgis, Kentucky effective immediately (as of Monday, December 29).

Lou Caruana

The heritage preparation plant and the barge loading terminal on the Ohio River are expected to continue processing and shipping coal from onsite stockpiles.

“A decision regarding future coal production at these complexes will be made in conjunction with the company's ongoing review of strategic options,” Patriot said in a statement.

Patriot had 10 active mining complexes in Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. It ships to domestic and international electricity generators, industrial users and metallurgical coal customers and controls approximately 1.8 billion tonnes of proven and probable coal reserves.

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