Foresight Energy LP (NYSE:FELP), a Delaware limited partnership, announced that on August 11, 2014 the Hillsboro Energy LLC Deer Run Mine resumed normal mining operations including the operation of the longwall.

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Foresight Energy LP is a leading coal producer in the Illinois Basin region of the United States with over three billion tons of coal reserves currently supporting four mining complexes. Our logistics give each of these mining complexes multiple modes of transportation to reach the end-users of our coal, including rail, barge and truck. We serve both the domestic and international markets.

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