He also bought shares of Peabody Energy, based in St. Louis, at an average of $27; they ended the year at $80.91.

Peabody Energy maintains ownership of majority interests in 28 surface and underground mining operations located throughout the United States and Australia.

Peabody Energy was listed as number 338 on the Fortune 500 list of companies in 2011.

Peabody Energy, Xstrata and Vale are a few of the mining companies still in the fray.

Fred Palmer, a Society staffer, is a registered lobbyist for Peabody Energy, a coal company.

In 2007, the project is joined by Peabody Energy, the world's largest private sector coal company.

Peabody Coal is now Peabody Energy, currently the largest private-sector coal company in the world.

The mine is currently owned and operated by Peabody Energy.

For Mr. Boyce, chief executive of Peabody Energy, there is no reason to be timid.

After this, Peabody Energy (an American mining company) reportedly approached the government interested in the deposit.