Stock Report: Arch Coal Inc. (ACI) Report Updated: May 20, 2013 | Print This Page

Arch Coal, Inc. engages in the production and sale of steam and metallurgical coal from surface and underground mines located in the United States. As of December 31, 2011, it operated or contracted out the operation of 46 active mines, and owned or controlled approximately 5.33 billion tons of proven and probable recoverable reserves; and owned or controlled primarily through long-term leases approximately 32,135 acres of coal land in Ohio, 25,037 acres of coal land in Maryland, 33,238 acres of coal land in Virginia, 371,071 acres of coal land in West Virginia, 105,667 acres of coal land in Wyoming, 242,390 acres of coal land in Illinois, 62,822 acres of coal land in Utah, 234,401 acres of coal land in Kentucky, 19,267 acres of coal land in Montana, 21,802 acres of coal land in New Mexico, and 18,443 acres of coal land in Colorado. The company also owned or controlled smaller parcels of property in Alabama, Indiana, Washington, Arkansas, California, and Texas through long-term leases. Arch Coal, Inc. sells steam coal to power plants and industrial facilities, and metallurgical coal for use in steel production worldwide. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.