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Exhibit 25.1

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM T-1

STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER
THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A
CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
Check if an Application to Determine Eligibility of
a Trustee Pursuant to Section 305(b)(2)

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
(Exact name of Trustee as specified in its charter)

31-0841368
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.

800 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota	55402
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Philip G. Kane,Jr.
U.S. Bank National Association
225 Asylum Street
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 241-6842
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

Peabody Energy Corporation
(Issuer with respect to the Securities)

Delaware	13-4004153
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

701 Market Street St.Louis, Missouri	63101-1826
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Senior Debt Securities
Subsidiary Guarantees of Senior Debt Securities

FORM T-1

Item 1. GENERAL INFORMATION.Furnish the following information as to the Trustee.

a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.

Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D.C.

b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

Yes

Item 2. AFFILIATIONS WITH OBLIGOR.If the obligor is an affiliate of the Trustee, describe each such affiliation.

  None

Items 3-15 Items 3-15 are not applicable because to the best of the Trustee’s knowledge, the obligor is not in default under any Indenture for which the Trustee acts as Trustee.

Item 16. LIST OF EXHIBITS:List below all exhibits filed as a part of this statement of eligibility and qualification.

1.	A copy of the Articles of Association of the Trustee.*
2.	A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to commence business.*
3.	A copy of the certificate of authority of the Trustee to exercise corporate trust powers.*
4.	A copy of the existing bylaws of the Trustee.**
5.	A copy of each Indenture referred to in Item 4. Not applicable.
6.	The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, attached as Exhibit 6.
7.	Report of Condition of the Trustee as of March 31, 2009 published pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining authority, attached as Exhibit 7.

*	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to Amendment No. 2 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-128217 filed on November 15, 2005.
**	Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 25.1 to registration statement on S-4, Registration Number 333-145601 filed on August 21, 2007.

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Trustee, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, has duly caused this statement of eligibility and qualification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in the City of Hartford, State of Connecticut on the 21st of July, 2009.

By:	/s/ Philip G. Kane, Jr.
	Philip G. Kane, Jr.
	Vice President

By:	/s/ Michael HopkinsMichael Hopkins
	Vice President

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Exhibit 6

CONSENT

     In accordance with Section 321(b) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the undersigned, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION hereby consents that reports of examination of the undersigned by Federal, State, Territorial or District authorities may be furnished by such authorities to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request therefor.

Dated: July 21, 2009

By:	/s/Philip G. Kane, Jr.
	Philip G. Kane, Jr.
	Vice President

By:	/s/ Michael HopkinsMichael Hopkins
	Vice President

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Exhibit 7
U.S. Bank National Association
Statement of Financial Condition
As of 3/31/2009

($000’s)

	3/31/2009
Assets
Cash and Balances Due From Depository Institutions	$	6,290,222
Securities		37,422,789
Federal Funds		3,418,378
Loans & Lease Financing Receivables		180,410,691
Fixed Assets		4,527,063
Intangible Assets		12,182,455
Other Assets		14,275,149
Total Assets	$	258,526,747
Liabilities
Deposits	$	175,049,211
Fed Funds		10,281,149
Treasury Demand Notes		0
Trading Liabilities		745,122
Other Borrowed Money		34,732,595
Acceptances		0
Subordinated Notes and Debentures		7,779,967
Other Liabilities		6,523,925
Total Liabilities	$	235,111,969
Equity
Minority Interest in Subsidiaries	$	1,650,987
Common and Preferred Stock		18,200
Surplus		12,642,020
Undivided Profits		9,103,571
Total Equity Capital	$	23,414,778
Total Liabilities and Equity Capital	$	258,526,747

To the best of the undersigned’s determination, as of the date hereof, the above financial information is true and correct.

U.S. Bank National Association

By: /s/ Richard Prokosch   Vice President

Date: July 1, 2009

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