Alpha Natural mine restarts after roof fall

Alpha Natural Resources has resumed production ahead of schedule at its Emerald longwall coal mine, in Pennsylvania, after a roof fall interrupted operations last month. The incident, on November 18, disabled the Emerald mine's main conveyor line...

Alpha Natural reports roof fall at Pennsylvania mine

A roof fall at US coal-miner Alpha Natural Resources' Emerald longwall mine, in Pennsylvania, disabled the main conveyor line and shut down production on Wednesday, the company reported on Friday morning. No employees were in the area at the time...

Alpha to buy rival, creating new US coal heavyweight

Alpha Natural Resources has agreed to buy Maryland-based rival Foundation Coal for about $1,4-billion in shares, creating what will be the nation's third-biggest coal miner. The merged company will be better able to weather the short term...