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Alpha Natural Resources Announces Plans for Third-Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call

ABINGDON, Va., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR - News) expects to release financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2005, before the market opens on Thursday, November 3, 2005. Michael J. Quillen, chief executive officer, and David Stuebe, chief financial officer, will host a conference call to discuss these financial results on Thursday, November 3, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The conference call will be simulcast live on the Internet, and can be accessed by logging onto http://www.alphanr.com . A replay will also be available on the company's web site for 7 days. In addition, a replay will be available through November 10, 2005 by calling 706-645-9291 or 800-642-1687 and entering passcode 1694530.

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Alpha Natural Resources is a leading producer of high-quality Appalachian coal. Approximately 94 percent of Alpha's reserve base is high Btu coal and 89 percent is low sulfur, qualities that are in high demand among electric utilities which use steam coal. Alpha is also one of the nation's largest producers and exporters of metallurgical coal, a key ingredient in steel manufacturing. Alpha currently operates more than 60 mines and 11 coal preparation and blending plants in four states.