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Alpha Natural closes eight coal mines, retrenches 1200 workers

Marc Howe | September 19, 2012 | 3:25 am Energy Europe Coal 

Alpha Natural Resources has announced the closure of eight coal mines in Virginia and Pennsylvania as well as the reduction of its workforce by 1,200 heads. America's second-largest coal producer in terms of revenue has framed the closures and retrenchments...

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