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Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE: BTU), previously Peabody Coal Company,

Peabody Energy Corporation

is the largest private-sector coal company in the world. In 2006, Peabody sold over 247 million tons of coal. The company's coal fuels approximately 10% of the electricity generated in the United States and 3% of electricity generated throughout the world.

Peabody sells coal to over 350 electricity generating and industrial plants in 15 countries. As of December 31, 2006, the company had 10.2 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. It holds majority interests in 40 coal operations located throughout the United States and in Australia and Venezuela. In addition, Peabody owns minority interests in two mines through joint venture arrangements.

In the United States, company-owned mines are located in Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Illinois, and Indiana. Peabody's largest operation is the North Antelope-Rochelle Mine located in Campbell County, Wyoming, mining more than 97 million tons of coal in 2008 and will likely mine over 100 million tons of coal in 2009.
Peabody also previously owned coal mines in West Virginia and Kentucky. The company spun-off these assets into the independently-traded Patriot Coal Corporation in October 2007.
Peabody was Nos. 497 and 453 on the Fortune 500 list of companies in 2005 and 2006, respectively. In 2008 Peabody Energy was named to Fortune Magazine's list of America's Most Admired Companies, ranking first in their sector in: Innovation, People Management, Social Responsibility, Financial Soundness, et al.

皮博迪能源公司 (NYSE：BTU) (Peabody Energy)，简称皮博迪能源，又称皮博地能源，是美国及世界最大的私人上市煤炭企业，煤矿主要集中在美国及澳大利亚。公司总部在美国密苏里州圣路易斯。
历史
1883年，弗朗西斯•皮博迪在芝加哥创立了皮博迪煤炭公司。
1895年，弗朗西斯•皮博迪在伊利诺伊州的威廉姆森县开发了第一个煤矿，并开始购买伊利洛斯产煤区数千亩的储量。
1949年，皮博迪煤炭公司在纽约证券交易所上市。
1955年，世界第三大煤炭公司辛克雷尔公司与皮博迪公司合并，由于皮博迪的上市资格可以为辛克雷尔公司提供资金来源，皮博迪煤炭公司的名称得到保留。
1957年，皮博迪开始美国西部勘探计划，并在澳大利亚昆士兰建立首个北美洲以外的业务。
1984年，皮博迪收购阿姆科的西弗吉尼亚州煤矿。
1987年，皮博迪收购东部燃气燃料联合公司的煤矿。
1990年，汉森公司收购皮博迪公司。
1996年，汉森公司将皮博迪公司和一家英国电力公司合并，建立“皮博迪能源公司”。
1997年，波兰的太平洋公司收购皮博迪公司。
1998年，皮博迪成为独立的美国能源公司，也成为美国最大煤炭公司，也是世界最大的煤炭公司。
2001年，皮博迪能源公司在纽约证券交易所上市。
2002年，皮博迪收购毕威•登煤炭公司在西肯塔基州的煤矿，以及阿克拉煤炭股份25%的资产。
2003年，皮博迪收购黑•博伊特煤炭公司18%的资产。
2006年，皮博迪收购澳大利亚Excel Coal公司。

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