Peabody Energy is in one of the most hated sectors, coal mining.
They operate thermal and metallurgical mines in Australia, and a large thermal mine in the USA (in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming) which had its own drama with the Federal Trade Commission that I won’t get into the details.
Peabody wants to negotiate an extension, but the parties are far, far off (the least of which is that the noteholders want 12%, while Peabody is willing to go up to 7.125%).