Alpha Natural Resources Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Release Date

ABINGDON, Va., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.
(NYSE: ANR), a leading Appalachian coal producer, plans to release financial
results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009, before the market opens on
Monday, July 27, 2009. Management will not be hosting a conference call in
conjunction with the release.

ABOUT ALPHA
Alpha is a leading supplier of high-quality Appalachian coal to the steel
industry, electric utilities and other industries. Approximately 88 percent
of Alpha's reserve base is high Btu coal and 83 percent is low sulfur,
qualities that are valued by electric utilities that use steam coal. Alpha is
also the nation's largest supplier and exporter of metallurgical coal, a key
ingredient in steel manufacturing. Alpha and its subsidiaries currently
operate mining complexes in four states, consisting of 50 mines supplying 10
coal preparation and blending plants. Alpha and its subsidiaries employ more
than 3,600 people.

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SOURCE Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

Ted Pile of Alpha Natural Resources, +1-276-623-2920