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DELISTED - James River Coal Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in mining, processing, and selling thermal and metallurgical coal in eastern Kentucky, southern West Virginia, and southern Indiana. The company operates in two segments, Central Appalachia and the Midwest. James River Coal Company conducts its mining operations in Bell County, Bledsoe, Blue Diamond Buckeye, Blue Diamond Leatherwood, Hampden, McCoy Elkhorn, Laurel Mountain, and Triad mining complexes. As of December 31, 2012, the company had approximately 341.7 million tons of proven and probable coal reserves. James River Coal Company sells its coal to utility, industrial, and steel customers. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. On April 7, 2014, James River Coal Company, along with its affiliates, filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.