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   company_type  = Public ([[NYSE]]: [http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=ACI ACI]) |
 
   company_type  = Public ([[NYSE]]: [http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=ACI ACI]) |
 
   company_slogan = N/A |
 
   company_slogan = N/A |
   foundation    =  Merger of publicly traded Ashland Coal, Inc. and privately held Arch Mineral Corporation in [[July 1997]] |  
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   foundation    =  1969 (founded), 1997 (current incorporation) |  
  location      = [[Directory:St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Directory:Missouri|Missouri]] |
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  location      = [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]] |
   key_people    = [[Directory:Steven F. Leer|Steven F. Leer]], Chairman/CEO<br/>[[Directory:John W. Eaves|John W. Eaves]], President/COO |
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   key_people    = [[Steven Leer|Steven F. Leer]], Chairman/CEO<br/>[[John Eaves|John W. Eaves]], President/COO |
 
   num_employees  = 3,600 ([[2006]]) |
 
   num_employees  = 3,600 ([[2006]]) |
 
   industry      = [[Coal mining]]|
 
   industry      = [[Coal mining]]|
 
   products      = [[Coal]]|
 
   products      = [[Coal]]|
   revenue        = $2.51 billion U.S dollars (2005)|
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   revenue        = $2.51 billion U.S (2005)|
   homepage      = [http://www.archcoal.com/ www.archcoal.com]|
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   homepage      = http://www.archcoal.com/
  reference      = [[Year End]]: [[Year End:=1231|12/31]]<br>[[DUNS]]: [[DUNS:=na]]<br>[[NAICS]]: [[NAICS_Code1:=21211]] |
 
 
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'''Arch Coal''' is a [[United States]] [[coal mining]] and [[processing]] company headquartered in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].  The company mines, processes and markets [[bitumen|bituminous]] and sub-bituminous coal with low [[sulfur]] content in the eastern and western United States.
  
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As of December 31, 2005, the company operated 21 active mines and controlled approximately 3.1 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves, located in the Central Appalachia, the Powder River Basin, and the Western Bituminous regions.<ref>[http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=aci Yahoo! Finance profile]</ref>  The company's operates mines in [[Colorado]], [[Kentucky]], [[Utah]], [[Virginia]], [[West Virginia]] and [[Wyoming]].
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'''Arch Coal''', Inc. {{NYSE|ACI}} is the second-largest [[coal]] producer in the [[United States]], claiming to contribute approximately 12% of America’s coal supply (140 million tons in [[2005]])The company's mines are located in [[Directory:Wyoming|Wyoming]], [[Directory:Utah|Utah]], [[Directory:Colorado|Colorado]], [[Directory:West Virginia|West Virginia]], [[Directory:Kentucky|Kentucky]], and [[Directory:Virginia|Virginia]]. The corporate headquarters are in [[Directory:St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Directory:Missouri|Missouri]].
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Arch Coal claims to be the second largest supplier of coal in the United States, supplying a stated 12% of the domestic marketIt sits just outside the Fortune 500 at position 691<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/snapshots/2116.html Fortune 500 at cnn.com]</ref>
 
The company claims an expansive reserve totaling 3.1 billion tons of mostly low-[[sulfur]] coal.
 
  
Arch Coal is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ACI.
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According to [[Forbes Magazine]] the Company sells substantially all of its coal to producers of electric power, steel producers and industrial facilities.<ref>[http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=ACI Forbes profile]</ref>
  
==History==
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== History ==
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Arch Mineral Corporation was founded [[1969]] as a partnership between Ashland Oil (now [[Ashland, Inc.]]) and the [[H. L. Hunt|Hunt]] family of [[Dallas, Texas]].  Ashland Coal, Inc. was formed in [[1975]] as a [[subsidiary]] of Ashland Oil.
  
Arch Mineral Corporation began in [[1969]], as a partnership between Ashland Oil (now Ashland, Inc.) and the [[H. L. Hunt|Hunt]] family of [[Directory:Dallas, Texas|Dallas]].  Arch Coal was formed in [[July 1997]] by merger of this privately held Arch Mineral and publicly traded Ashland Coal, Inc., which had been formed in [[1975]] as a [[subsidiary]] of Ashland Oil.
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The present company was formed through the merger of Ashland Coal, Inc. and the privately held Arch Mineral Corporation in [[July 1997]].
  
In [[June 1998]], Arch Coal purchased the coal assets of [[Atlantic Richfield]], which were mostly in the central [[Rocky Mountains]].
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== References ==
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==External links==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.archcoal.com/  Arch Coal, Inc.], official website
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* [http://www.archcoal.com Official website]
*[http://finance.google.com/finance?q=aci Company profile at Google Finance]
 

Revision as of 14:13, 4 January 2008

Arch Coal, Inc.
Arch Coal logo.png
SloganN/A
Type Public (NYSE: ACI)
Founded 1969 (founded), 1997 (current incorporation)
Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri
Key peopleSteven F. Leer, Chairman/CEO
John W. Eaves, President/COO
IndustryCoal mining
ProductsCoal
Revenue$2.51 billion U.S (2005)
Employees3,600 (2006)
Contact {{{contact}}}
Reference {{{reference}}}

Arch Coal is a United States coal mining and processing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The company mines, processes and markets bituminous and sub-bituminous coal with low sulfur content in the eastern and western United States.

As of December 31, 2005, the company operated 21 active mines and controlled approximately 3.1 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves, located in the Central Appalachia, the Powder River Basin, and the Western Bituminous regions.[1] The company's operates mines in Colorado, Kentucky, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

Arch Coal claims to be the second largest supplier of coal in the United States, supplying a stated 12% of the domestic market. It sits just outside the Fortune 500 at position 691[2]

According to Forbes Magazine the Company sells substantially all of its coal to producers of electric power, steel producers and industrial facilities.[3]

History

Arch Mineral Corporation was founded 1969 as a partnership between Ashland Oil (now Ashland, Inc.) and the Hunt family of Dallas, Texas. Ashland Coal, Inc. was formed in 1975 as a subsidiary of Ashland Oil.

The present company was formed through the merger of Ashland Coal, Inc. and the privately held Arch Mineral Corporation in July 1997.

References

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