Sep. 28, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX) today announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Richard M. Whiting, will speak at the Johnson Rice Energy Conference on Wednesday, October 7 at 3:15 p.m. Central Daylight Time at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New Orleans.

About Patriot Coal

Patriot Coal Corporation is a leading producer and marketer of coal in the eastern United States, with 14 current mining complexes in Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. The Company ships to domestic and international electric utilities, industrial users and metallurgical coal customers, and controls approximately 1.8 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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