ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30, 2012 -- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE:ACI) today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, John W. Eaves, will speak at the Barclays Capital 2012 CEO Energy/Power Conference in New York City on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012.

The presentation will be webcast live at 2:25 p.m. E.D.T. on Sept. 6 at Arch Coal's website at http://investor.archcoal.com/.  Following the live event, a replay of the webcast also will be available at the same URL for 30 days.

U.S.-based Arch Coal (NYSE:ACI) is a top five global coal producer and marketer.  Arch is the most diversified American coal company, with mining complexes across every major U.S. coal supply basin.  Its core business is supplying cleaner-burning, low-sulfur thermal and metallurgical coal to power generators and steel manufacturers on five continents.  In 2011, Arch continued to lead the U.S. coal industry in safety performance and environmental compliance among large, diversified producers.