POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR EXECUTING FORMS 3, 4, AND 5

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Joseph W. Bean, Jacquelyn A. Jones and Jeffrey R. Tucker
signing singly, her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5, including
amendments thereto, with respect to Patriot Coal Corporation in accordance with
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
and regulations thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 3, 4 or
5, including amendments thereto, with respect to Patriot Coal Corporation and
the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any other authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned; it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
his/her discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his/her
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.

This Power of Attorney supersedes any power of attorney previously executed by
the undersigned regarding the purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereof
("Prior Powers of Attorney"), and the authority of the attorneys-in-fact not
otherwise appointed herein who are named in any Prior Powers of Attorney is
hereby revoked.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by Patriot Coal
Corporation, unless earlier (a) revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (b) superseded by a new power of
attorney regarding the purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereof dated as
of a later date.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed this 16th day of November, 2011.

	                                  /s/ Janiece M. Longoria
                                          ____________________________
                                          (Signature)

                                          Janiece M. Longoria
                                          ____________________________
                                          (Name Printed)









STATE OF TEXAS   )
                                           (SS)
COUNTY OF HARRIS )

     On this 16th day of November, 2011, before me, the undersigned notary
public, personally appeared Janiece M. Longoria, known to me to be the person
whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged that she
executed the same for the purposes therein contained.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereonto set my hand and official seal.


                                          /s/ Phillis M. Tiner
                                          ______________________________


                                          12-12-2011
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