Alpha Natural Resources to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences

BRISTOL, Va., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

, a leading U.S. coal producer, announced that members of Alpha's management team will meet with investors at the UBS Coal Mini Conference in Boston, MA on Thursday, December 1, and will provide a company overview and meet with investors at the Macquarie Global Metals & Mining Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday, December 6. The formal presentation at the Macquarie conference will be webcast and will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://alnr.client.shareholder.com.

About Alpha Natural Resources

Alpha Natural Resources

is a 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 14,000 people and operates approximately 150 mines and 35 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 website at www.alphanr.com.

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

CONTACT: Investors, Todd Allen, CFA, Vice President, Investor Relations,

1-276-739-5328, tallen@alphanr.com, or Media, Ted Pile, 1-276-623-2920,

tpile@alphanr.com, both of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.

Web site: http://www.alphanr.com/