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Watch Coal Miners (KOL) Following Virginia Earthquake

August 23, 2011 2:57 PM EDT
Miners have been volatile over the last half hour of trading following news of a 5.9-magnitude earthquake in Virginia.

Traders should watch: CONSOL Energy (NYSE: CNX), Patriot Coal (NYSE: PCX), Arch Coal (NYSE: ACI), James River Coal (Nasdaq: JRCC), Peabody (NYSE: BTU), Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR).

Notably, Bloomberg is reporting CONSOL has said it halted its Baltimore terminal operations following the quake. The company is now inspecting these terminals before resuming operations, but so far no problems have been heard.

Also watch the Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE: KOL).


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