Peabody Energy stands as one of the largest private-sector coal production companies operating within the United States, alongside massive surface operations managed by other top resource firms like Arch Resources. Peabody operates several of the largest surface coal mines in the world located in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming, as well as extensive metallurgical coal assets across the Midwest and Appalachia. These operations extract tens of millions of tons annually to fulfill domestic thermal energy requirements and international steel manufacturing demands.