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Arch Coal, Inc. engages in the production and sale of steam and metallurgical coal from surface and underground mines to power plants, steel mills, and industrial facilities in the United States. As of December 31, 2008, the company operated 20 active mines; and owned or controlled approximately 2.8 billion tons of proven and probable recoverable reserves. It also owned or controlled, primarily through long-term leases, approximately 99,700 acres of coal land in West Virginia; 98,300 acres of coal land in Wyoming; 98,700 acres of coal land in Illinois; 69,800 acres of coal land in Utah; 48,200 acres of coal land in Kentucky; 21,800 acres of coal land in New Mexico; and 18,500 acres of coal land in Colorado. The company, formerly known as Arch Mineral Corporation, was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Arch Coal, Inc. operates independently of Ashland Inc. as of March 27, 2000.

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Key Statistics

Closing Price	15.70
Volume	(mio) 9.95
Volume Avg	(mio) 6.44
52 Week High	36.99
52 Week Low	13.09
PE	21.28
PE (group average)	35
EPS Year	0.73
EPS change Q/Q	17.24%
EPS change Q/Q Yr ago	-1000%
EPS change Q/Q next Q est	-29.17%
EPS change Y/Y	-96.24%
REV change Q/Q	4.49%
REV change Q/Q Yr ago	22.62%
EPS next Q est	0.48
EPS next Y est	1.97
Divident Annual	0.43
Dividend Yield	2.74%