UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Patriot Coal Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-33466		20-5622045
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

12312 Olive Boulevard, Suite 400
St. Louis, Missouri		63141
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 275-3600

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”) was enacted. Section 1503 of the Act contains new reporting requirements regarding coal or other mine safety. On April 7, 2011, Patriot Coal Corporation (“Patriot”) disclosed the following Mine Safety and Health Act information.

     Patriot is furnishing this 8-K pursuant to Item 7.01, “Regulation FD Disclosure.” The information contained in this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

     The table below includes references to specific sections of the Mine Act. We are providing the information in the table by mining complex because that is how we manage and operate our business. The information in the table reflects citations and orders issued to us by MSHA during the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2010, as reflected in our records. Due to timing and other factors, the data in our system may not agree with the data maintained by MSHA.

Fourth Quarter 2010

For the three months ended December 31, 2010, except for pending legal actions, which are as of December 31, 2010:

(1)

For each coal or other mine, of which the issuer or a subsidiary of the issuer is an operator (number of occurrences, except for proposed assessment dollar values)

		(A)				(B)				(C)				(D)				(E)				(F)				(G)				(H)
																														Pending
		Section				Section				Section				Section				Section				Proposed								Legal
		104				104(b)				104(d)				110(b)(2)				107(a)				Assessments				Fatalities				Action
																						(in thousands)
Mining Complex
Big Mountain			37				—				1				—				1			$	142.5				—				31
Blue Creek			2				—				—				—				—				2.9				—				1
Bluegrass			12				—				—				—				—				203.5				—				12
Campbell’s Creek			1				—				—				—				—				14.6				—				4
Corridor G			4				—				—				—				—				—				—				—
Dodge Hill			7				—				—				—				—				16.2				—				13
Federal			41				1				1				—				—				19.2				—				36
Highland			36				—				—				—				—				47.6				—				60
Jupiter			—				—				—				—				—				0.1				—				15
Logan County			—				—				—				—				—				11.4				—				4
Paint Creek			6				—				—				—				—				116.3				—				8
Panther			43				1				4				—				1				35.3				—				39
Remington			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				8
Rocklick			6				—				—				—				—				79.9				—				54
Wells			11				—				2				—				—				18.7				—				11
Other Closed Operations			1				—				—				—				—				0.3				—				—

Full Year 2010

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, except for pending legal actions, which are as of December 31, 2010:

(1)

For each coal or other mine, of which the issuer or a subsidiary of the issuer is an operator (number of occurrences, except for proposed assessment dollar values)

		(A)				(B)				(C)				(D)				(E)				(F)				(G)				(H)
																														Pending
		Section				Section				Section				Section				Section				Proposed								Legal
		104				104(b)				104(d)				110(b)(2)				107(a)				Assessments				Fatalities				Action
																						(in thousands)
Mining Complex
Big Mountain			117				1				8				—				2			$	456.6				—				31
Blue Creek			17				—				—				—				2				16.1				—				1
Bluegrass			126				—				—				—				—				336.1				—				12
Campbell’s Creek			13				—				—				—				—				34.3				—				4
Corridor G			26				—				—				—				—				20.3				—				—
Dodge Hill			65				—				—				—				—				147.0				—				13
Federal			237				5	*			21				—				1	*			151.4				—				36
Highland			142				3				3				—				—				410.5				—				60
Jupiter			—				—				—				—				—				0.2				—				15
Logan County			20				—				—				—				—				40.9				—				4
Paint Creek			31				—				—				—				—				165.8				—				8
Panther			120				1				4				—				2	*			333.1				—				39
Remington			—				—				—				—				—				—				—				8
Rocklick			107				3				4				—				1				444.8				—				54
Wells			37				—				2				—				—				42.6				—				11
Other Closed Operations			2				—				—				—				—				0.8				—				—

	(2)		A list of such coal or other mines, of which the issuer or a subsidiary of the issuer is an operator, that receive written notice from the Mine Safety and Health Administration of — (A) a pattern of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that are of such nature as could have significantly and substantially contributed to the cause and effect of coal or other mine health and safety hazards under section 104(e) of such Act (30 U.S.C. 814 (e)); or (B) the potential to have such a pattern.
			None
	(3)		Any pending legal action before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission involving such coal or other mine. See footnote (H) in the table above.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: April 7, 2011