Fitch Updates Recovery Analysis for U.S. Metals and Mining Sector

Fitch Ratings has published an updated recovery analysis for the following rated Metals and Mining company:

--Arch Coal, Inc.

The interactive recovery analysis worksheets are available at 'www.fitchratings.com' under the following headers:

Rating and Research then Corporate Finance then Leveraged Finance then U.S. Leveraged Finance

Additional information is available at 'www.fitchratings.com'.

Applicable Criteria and Related Research:

--'Corporate Rating Methodology' (May 28, 2014);

--'Recovery Ratingsand Notching Criteria for Non-Financial Corporate Issuers' (Nov. 20, 2013);

--'2014 Outlook: Metals and Mining' (Dec. 16, 2013).

Applicable Criteria and Related Research: U.S. Metals and Mining Recovery Models

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=780868

Corporate Rating Methodology - Including Short-Term Ratings and Parent and Subsidiary Linkage

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=749393

Recovery Ratings and Notching Criteria for Non-Financial Corporate Issuers

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=721836

2014 Outlook: Metals and Mining (Meeting the Challenges)

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=726835

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