Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. is a coal producer headquartered in Bristol, Virginia, operating across Northern and Central Appalachia and the Powder River Basin. With approximately 8,000 employees, the company manages 54 active mines and 22 preparation plants, holding 3.55 billion tons of proven and probable coal reserves. It supplies metallurgical coal for steel production and steam coal for utility companies, maintaining access to international shipping points. The company also holds 25,000 acres in the Marcellus Shale natural gas field.
