Foresight Energy Reenters Deer Run Mine And Begins Construction Of Ventilation Control Stoppings

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Foresight Energy LP (NYSE: FELP) ("Foresight") reported that today certain of its underground mining personnel reentered its Deer Run Mine and began construction of underground ventilation control stoppings.  These stoppings are intended to assist Foresight in adjusting ventilation within the mine and to allow Foresight personnel to complete the current longwall move.  Upon completion of this longwall move, Foresight intends to seal the current longwall district, where the combustion event occurred and the resultant elevated carbon monoxide levels were located.  Foresight continues to work with regulatory agencies for the purpose of completing this longwall move and fully resuming normal longwall mining operations at the Deer Run Mine.

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About Foresight Energy LP

Foresight is a leading coal producer in the Illinois basin region of the United States with control of over three billion tons of coal reserves currently supporting four mining complexes. Foresight's logistics give each of its mining complexes multiple modes of transportation to reach the end-users for its coal, including rail, barge and truck. Foresight serves both the domestic and international markets.

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