Patriot Coal Senior Safety Manager Fredrick Collins, Jr. Recognized as State-Wide Coal Safety Leader

ST. LOUIS, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) announced that Senior Safety Manager Fredrick Collins, Jr. was recognized as a Coal Safety Leader by the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association.  This prestigious award is presented to safety professionals from West Virginia's mining industry each year.

"At Patriot, safety is our highest priority and the cornerstone of the relationship with our employees.  The recognition of Freddie Collins as an outstanding safety leader is well-deserved.  Freddie is an instrumental part of our comprehensive safety program, with responsibility for safety at many of our underground mines.  This includes the initiation of safety procedures at several of the new metallurgical mines we are opening," stated Patriot Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Charles A. Ebetino, Jr.  "We congratulate Freddie on a job well done."

About Patriot Coal

Patriot Coal Corporation is a leading producer and marketer of coal in the eastern United States, with 14 active mining complexes in Appalachia and the Illinois Basin.  The Company ships to domestic and international electricity generators, industrial users and metallurgical coal customers, and controls approximately 1.9 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves.  The Company's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PCX.

SOURCE Patriot Coal Corporation

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