H. Drexel Short

Part of Foresight Energy LP, Foresight Energy GP LLC is a leading producer of thermal coal with over 2 billion tons of coal reserves, sufficient to support over 75 years of production at their current level. The company is based in St. Louis, MO, and Robert Dean Moore has been the CEO since 2015. The company operates three mining complexes in the United States and has invested heavily in logistics to provide multiple modes of transportation to the end-users of their coal, including rail, barge, and trucks. Foresight Energy GP aims to be low cost on a delivered basis and has the ability to access multiple rail carriers.

Alpha Appalachia Holdings, Inc. produces, processes and sells bituminous coal of steam and metallurgical grades of a low-sulfur content through its various processing and shipping centers. The company also owns and operates approximately various wells, various miles of gathering line, and various small compression facilities in Appalachian Basin. It distributes its products through freight and terminal agreements with various providers, including railroads, barge lines, ocean-going vessels, bulk motor carriers, and terminal facilities. The company produces coal using four mining methods: underground room and pillar, underground longwall, surface and highwall mining. It was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Abingdon, VA.

Alpha Appalachia Services LLC provides mining engineering services. It also provides hydraulic mining, aeronautical, electrical power transmission, professional, civil, and mechanical engineering services. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Charleston, WV.