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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Arch Coal, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
039380 10 0
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(CUSIP Number)
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 039380 10 0
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (ENTITIES ONLY)
Hunt Coal Corporation
75-2559684
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ x ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Texas
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 2,199,659
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER --0--
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,199,659
REPORTING
PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER --0--
WITH
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY 2,199,659
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON ---------
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN
ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY 5.5%
AMOUNT IN ROW (9) ----
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP NO. 039380 10 0
Pursuant to Rule 13d-1 and 13d-2 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby files this Schedule
13G.
Item 1. (a) The name of the Issuer is Arch Coal, Inc.
(b) The address of the Issuer's principal
executive offices is CityPlace One, Suite
300, Creve Coeur, Missouri 63141.
Item 2. (a) The name of the person filing this report is
Hunt Coal Corporation (the "Reporting Person").
(b),(c) The address of the principal place of
business of the Reporting Person is 5000
Thanksgiving Tower, Dallas, Texas 75201. The
Reporting Person is a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of
Texas.
(d),(e) This report relates to the Common Stock of
Arch Coal, Inc. CUSIP No. 039380 10 0.
Item 3. Not applicable.
Item 4. Ownership
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(a) The Reporting Person may be deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 2,199,659 shares of the
Common Stock of the Issuer. The filing of
this report shall not be construed as an
admission that the Reporting Person is, for
purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the
Act, the beneficial owner of these
securities.
(b) The shares covered by this report represent 5.5% of
the Common Stock of the Issuer.
(c) The Reporting Person has sole voting and
dispositive power over the 2,199,659 shares owned
by it.
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
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Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on
Behalf of Another Person
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Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
Parent Holding Company
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Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of the Members
of the Group
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Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
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Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
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Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
HUNT COAL CORPORATION
February 9, 1998 By:/s/ James L. Parker
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James L. Parker
President
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