Patriot Coal Corp.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced that Christopher K. Knibb has been promoted to Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. In his new position, Knibb will have primary responsibility for Patriot's accounting and financial reporting in addition to the tax, internal audit and financial planning and analysis functions.

Knibb will continue to report to

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced that its mine rescue teams achieved outstanding results at the 2011 National Mine Rescue Contest sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, which included more than 100 teams from across the nation.

The Company's Magnum team won first place in the National Combination event, which evaluates the overall proficiency of teams in both

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- On Thursday, October 20, 2011, Patriot Coal Corporation will announce results for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. A conference call with management is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, October 20.

Participants may access the call using the following phone numbers:

    U.S. & Canada (800) 398-9379
    International (612) 332-0342

The call, replay and

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced that Christopher R. Parcell has been promoted to Vice President - Decision Support. In his new position, Parcell will have responsibility for forecasting and budgeting, healthcare reporting, and business intelligence processes. He will continue to report to Christopher K. Knibb, Vice President - Controller & Chief Accounting Officer

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced that Paul A. Schnapp has been promoted to Vice President - Commercial Services. In his new position, Schnapp will have responsibility for contract management, credit, forecasting and market research. He will continue to report to Robert W. Bennett, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer. Reporting to Schnapp will be Carol A

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced that its signatory subsidiaries have signed new agreements with the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) effective July 1, 2011 and extending through 2016. The contracts are substantially the same as the National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement negotiated earlier this year by the Bituminous Coal Operators Association with the UMWA

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced that Apogee Coal in the Logan County complex received the Outreach Award from the National Association of State Land Reclamationists. Apogee was nominated by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection in recognition of its outstanding community outreach and educational efforts.

'This award was a result of a number of

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced that it will participate in Davenport's 6th Annual Metals & Mining Conference on Tuesday, September 27 at the Omni Berkshire in New York City.

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.

Patriot Coal Corporation

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today provided an update on its 2011 third quarter production. Due primarily to geological issues impacting the Company's two longwall mines, as well as the early closure of a thermal mine, production in the third quarter is expected to be down approximately 450,000 tons.

As previously disclosed, the longwalls at both the Federal and Panther mines