Alpha Natural Resources Announces Availability of 2010 First Quarter Financial Results

ABINGDON, Va., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR), a leading U.S. coal producer, plans to report its first quarter 2010 results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 5, 2010.  A conference call to review the results and current business conditions is scheduled to follow at 10:00 a.m. EDT that morning.

The conference call will be webcast live on the Internet, and the webcast will be available for replay following the event.  The live webcast and the replay will be available on the company's Web site at www.alphanr.com.  In addition, a telephonic replay will be available through May 19, 2010 by calling 877-660-6853 or 201-612-7415 and entering account number 328, then replay ID 349719.  Also, a podcast of the call will be available for downloading on the company's Web site following the call.

About Alpha Natural Resources

Alpha Natural Resources is one of America's premier coal suppliers with coal production capacity of more than 90 million tons a year.  Alpha is the nation's leading supplier and exporter of metallurgical coal used in the steel-making process and is a major supplier of thermal coal to electric utilities and manufacturing industries across the country.  The company, through its affiliates, employs approximately 6,200 people and operates more than 60 mines and 14 coal preparation facilities in the regions of Northern and Central Appalachia and the Powder River Basin.  More information about Alpha can be found on the company's Web site at www.alphanr.com.  

SOURCE Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.