CONSENT of QUALIFIED PERSON
Re: Annual Report on Form 10-K of Peabody Energy Corporation (the “Company”)
I, Mike Shetley, Senior Geologist of Peabody Energy Corporation, in connection with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (together with any amendment or supplement thereto, the “Form 10-K”), consent to:
•the public filing by the Company and use of the Technical Report Summary titled, “TECHNICAL REPORT SUMMARY SHOAL CREEK MINE”, with an effective date of “December 31, 2021”, and that was prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as an exhibit (including by incorporation by reference) to and referenced in the Form 10-K;
•the use of and references to my name, including my status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), in connection with the Form 10-K and any such Technical Report Summary; and
•any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report Summary in the Form 10-K and the use of any information derived, summarized, quoted or referenced from the Technical Report Summary, or portions thereof, that was prepared by me, that I supervised the preparation of, and/or that was reviewed and approved by me, that is included or incorporated by reference in the Form 10-K.
I am an employee of the Company and a co-author of the Technical Report Summary to be filed (including by incorporation by reference) as an exhibit to the Form 10-K. This consent pertains to the following Sections of the Technical Report Summary. I certify that I have read the Technical Report Summary to be filed (including by incorporation by reference) as an exhibit to as well as the references to the Technical Report Summary within the Form 10-K and that it fairly and accurately represents the information in the Technical Report Summary sections for which I am responsible.
•Section 2 Introduction
•Section 3 Property Description
•Section 4 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources
•Section 5 History
•Section 6 Geological and Hydrological Setting, Mineralization, and Deposit
•Section 7 Exploration
•Section 8 Sample Preparation, Analyses, and Security
•Section 9 Data Verification
•Section 10 Mineral Processing and Metallurgical Testing
•Section 11 Mineral Resource Estimates
•Section 21 Other Relevant Data and Information
•Section 24 References
•Section 25 Reliance on Information Provided by the Registrant
•Corresponding Subsections of Section 1: Executive Summary
•Corresponding Subsections of Section 22: Interpretation and Conclusions
•Corresponding Subsections of Section 23: Recommendations
Signature: ____/s/ Mike Shetley________
Date: February 24, 2023
Mike Shetley
Sr. Geologist
CONSENT of QUALIFIED PERSON
Re: Annual Report on Form 10-K of Peabody Energy Corporation (the “Company”)
I, Hui Hu, Director Geology and Engineering Support of Peabody Energy Corporation, in connection with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (together with any amendment or supplement thereto, the “Form 10-K”), consent to:
•the public filing by the Company and use of the Technical Report Summary titled, “TECHNICAL REPORT SUMMARY SHOAL CREEK MINE”, with an effective date of “December 31, 2021”, and that was prepared in accordance with Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as an exhibit (including by incorporation by reference) to and referenced in the Form 10-K;
•the use of and references to my name, including my status as an expert or “qualified person” (as defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), in connection with the Form 10-K and any such Technical Report Summary; and
•any extracts from or a summary of the Technical Report Summary in the Form 10-K and the use of any information derived, summarized, quoted or referenced from the Technical Report Summary, or portions thereof, that was prepared by me, that I supervised the preparation of, and/or that was reviewed and approved by me, that is included or incorporated by reference in the Form 10-K.
I am an employee of the Company and a co-author of the Technical Report Summary to be filed (including by incorporation by reference) as an exhibit to the Form 10-K. This consent pertains to the following Sections of the Technical Report Summary. I certify that I have read the Technical Report Summary to be filed (including by incorporation by reference) as an exhibit to as well as the references to the Technical Report Summary within the Form 10-K and that it fairly and accurately represents the information in the Technical Report Summary sections for which I am responsible.
•Section 2 Introduction
•Section 3 Property Description
•Section 4 Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources
•Section 5 History
•Section 12 Mineral Reserve Estimates
•Section 13 Mining Methods
•Section 14 Processing and Recovery Methods
•Section 15 Infrastructure
•Section 16 Market Studies and Material Contracts
•Section 17 Environmental Studies, Permitting, and Plans, Negotiations, or Agreements with
Local Individuals or Groups
•Section 18 Capital and Operating Costs
•Section 19 Economic Analysis
•Section 20 Adjacent Properties
•Section 21 Other Relevant Data and Information
•Section 24 References
•Section 25 Reliance on Information Provided by the Registrant
•Corresponding Subsections of Section 1: Executive Summary
•Corresponding Subsections of Section 22: Interpretation and Conclusions
•Corresponding Subsections of Section 23: Recommendations
Signature: ___/s/ Hui Hu_______________
Date: February 24, 2023
Hui Hu
Director Geology and Engineering Support
