PCX Patriot Coal Corp.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) today announced that it will participate in the Brean, Murray, Carret & Co. 2012 Global Resources & Infrastructure Conference on Wednesday, February 29 in New York.    

About Patriot Coal

Patriot Coal Corporation is a leading producer and marketer of coal in the eastern United States, with 13 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.

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