Alpha Natural Resources, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in extracting, processing, and marketing steam and metallurgical coal in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming. As of December 31, 2012, it operated 107 mines and 26 coal preparation facilities in Northern and Central Appalachia, and the Powder River Basin with approximately 4.6 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. The company also constructs roads; repairs and resells equipment and parts used in surface mining; supports preparation plant operations; manufactures patented particulate scrubbers and filters for underground diesel engine applications; rebuilds underground mining equipment; and provides degassing services. In addition, it owns and operates third-party end-user coal handling facilities; purchases and sells third party coal; sells non-strategic assets, such as timber, gas, and oil rights; leases and sells non-strategic surface properties and reserves; and provides coal and environmental analysis services. The company serves electric utilities, steel and coke producers, industrial customers, and energy traders and brokers. Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Bristol, Virginia.

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