ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Foresight Energy LP (NYSE: FELP) ("Foresight") reported today that its efforts to restore operations at its Deer Run Mine are ongoing. Foresight's company personnel continue to coordinate with federal and state authorities to examine and monitor the mine, address the cause of the elevated carbon monoxide levels, and safely resume operations. Foresight does not have an estimate of the timeline on which Deer Run Mine will resume normal underground operations

To date, the company has met all of its coal supply obligations from inventory and expects to continue to do so through the foreseeable future.

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About Foresight Energy LP

Foresight is a leading coal producer in the Illinois basin region of the United States with control of over three billion tons of coal reserves currently supporting four mining complexes. Foresight's logistics give each of its mining complexes multiple modes of transportation to reach the end-users for its coal, including rail, barge and truck. Foresight serves both the domestic and international markets.

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