About Peabody Energy Corporation Common Stock
Peabody Energy is an American coal mining company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Its primary business consists of the mining, sale, and distribution of coal, which is purchased for use in electricity generation and steelmaking. Peabody also markets, brokers, and trades coal through offices in China, Australia, and the United States. Peabody markets coal to electricity generating and industrial customers in more than 26 nations. It maintains ownership or majority interests in 17 surface and underground mining operations located throughout the United States and Australia.