Alpha Natural Resources Inc.

BRISTOL, Va., March 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR), a leading U.S. coal supplier, is pleased to announce that Paramont Coal Company, Virginia, LLC has recently been recognized for its environmental accomplishments. The awards were presented by the Virginia Mining Association and the Division of Mined Land Reclamation [...]

BRISTOL, Va., March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR), a leading U.S. coal supplier, is pleased to announce that two West Virginia affiliates were recently recognized for their accomplishments in reclamation. The awards were presented at the 40th annual West Virginia Mining Symposium on March 7th in Charleston, W.Va. The [...]

The U.S. coal industry has endured some major struggles over the past few years. Tighter regulations on emission and increased competition from cheap natural gas have been major factors in the coal Industry's sharp decline. The Market Vectors-Coal ETF (KOL) has fallen over 30 percent in the past year. Research Driven Investing examines investing [...]

BRISTOL, Va., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE:ANR), a leading U.S. coal supplier, is pleased to announce that 10 mines and other facilities operated by its affiliates in West Virginia have been honored for outstanding safety achievements in 2012, including the state's top safety award for surface mining. Nine operations [...]

BRISTOL, Va., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR), a leading U.S. coal producer, announced that members of Alpha's management team will participate in several investor conferences including:  the J.P. Morgan Global High Yield & Leveraged Finance Conference on Monday, February 25, 2013; the BMO [...]

BRISTOL, Va., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR), a leading U.S. coal producer, reported a fourth quarter 2012 net loss of $128 million or $0.58 per diluted share compared with a net loss of $793 million or $3.62 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2011.  Excluding impairment and restructuring [...]

Despite a steep drop in domestic demand the outlook for the coal industry remains positive as foreign demand continues to grow. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) recently reported that China coal consumption is nearly equal to the rest of the world combined. Research Driven Investing examines investing opportunities in the Coal [...]

BRISTOL, Va., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR), a leading U.S. coal supplier, today announced the election of Angelo C. Brisimitzakis to its Board of Directors effective on February 27, 2013.Angelo C. Brisimitzakis served as president, chief executive officer and a director of Compass Minerals [...]

LONDON, January 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Weak demand and supply gluts weighed heavily on coal prices for much of last year but the industry appears capable of turning things around in 2013. StockCall issued technical analysis on Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: ANR) and James River Coal Company (NASDAQ: JRCC). Sign up now to download these free [...]

BRISTOL, Va., Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR), a leading U.S. coal producer, plans to report its fourth quarter and full year 2012 results before the market opens on Thursday, February 14, 2013.  A conference call to review the results and current business conditions is scheduled to follow at 10:00 a.m. EST [...]