UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Arch Coal, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-13105		43-0921172
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

CityPlace One
One CityPlace Drive, Suite 300
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 994-2700

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

     On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) was enacted. Section 1503 of the Act contains new reporting requirements regarding mine safety, including disclosing on a Current Report on Form 8-K the receipt of an imminent danger order under section 107(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (the “Mine Act”) issued by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration.

     On October 14, 2010, Cumberland River Coal Company, a subsidiary of Arch Coal, Inc., received an imminent danger order under section 107(a) of the Mine Act stating that at Cumberland River Coal Company’s Pine Branch 1 coal mine, three tandem axle coal trucks operated by an independent contractor, Lemar Trucking Co. Inc., were allegedly operating in an unsafe manner on a mine haul and access road. In response to the order, mine personnel completed the work the inspector requested and the order was promptly terminated.

     On October 15, 2010, Canyon Fuel Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Arch Coal, Inc., received an imminent danger order under section 107(a) of the Mine Act indicating that a HDPE pipe in the rock dust transfer system was improperly grounded at Canyon Fuel Company, LLC’s Dugout Canyon coal mine. In response to the order, mine personnel completed the work the inspector requested and the order was promptly terminated.

Signatures

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.