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Alpha NR A B C D E F G H I J K L M N 1 2 Coal extraction data 3 Richard Heede 4 Climate Mitigation Services 5 File started: 11 January 2005 6 Last modified: August 2011 7 8 yellow column Alpha Natural Resources indicates original 9 reported units 10 www.alphanr.com Abingdon, Virginia 11 Production / Extraction data 12 Year Steam coal Metallurgical Total Coal Gross production Gross production Gross production Gross production Gross production Gross production 13 14 Million tons/yr Million tonnes/yr Million tons/yr Million tonnes/yr Million tons/yr Million tonnes/yr 15 16 1950 Alpha’s Form 10-K for 2008: SIC Code 1221 - Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining 17 1951 18 1952 19 1953 20 1954 21 1955 22 1956 23 1957 24 1958 25 1959 26 1960 27 1961 28 1962 29 1963 30 1964 31 1965 32 1966 33 1967 34 1968 35 1969 36 1970 37 1971 38 1972 39 1973 40 1974 41 1975 42 1976 43 1977 44 1978 Alpha Corporate Profile 2011 45 1979 46 1980 47 1981 Alpha Natural Resources acquired Massey Energy in 2011 48 1982 49 1983 50 1984 51 1985 52 1986 53 1987 54 1988 55 1989 56 1990 57 1991 58 1992 59 1993 60 1994 61 1995 RAG American 1999-2003 62 1996 Foundation Coal 2003-2008 RAG American 63 1997 million tons 1999-2003 64 1998 no RAG or Foundation Coal prior to 1999 million tons 65 1999 NMA 1999 RAG American 59.2 Alpha 59.2 59.2 53.7 66 2000 NMA 2000 RAG American 63.4 million tons 63.4 63.4 57.5 67 2001 NMA 2001 RAG American 65.5 65.5 65.5 59.4 68 2002 NMA 2002 RAG American 71.0 71.0 71.0 64.4 69 2003 NMA 2003 RAG American 72.2 17.5 72.2 89.7 81.4 70 2004 NMA 2004 Foundation 61.4 Coal 19.5 RAG sold coal mining operations in 2004 80.9 73.4 71 2005 NMA 2005 Foundation 66.3 Coal 20.6 86.9 78.8 72 2006 NMA 2006 Foundation 71.6 Coal 24.8 Alpha NR Alpha NR 96.4 87.5 73 2007 NMA 2007 Foundation 71.8 Coal 24.2 steam coal metallurgical 96.0 87.1 74 2008 NMA 2008 Foundation 69.4 Coal 23.5 15.5 11.4 92.9 84.3 75 2009 NMA 2009incl. FoundationAlpha 85.0 39.1 8.1 85.0 77.1 76 2010 NMA 2010incl. FoundationAlpha 82.2 73.0 11.9 82.2 74.6 77 78 Total 672 297 128 363 969 879 79 80 2008-2010 total: 490 Alpha NR only 81 Coal Types: Steam coal 26.02% Metallurgical 73.98% Total 82 CoalAngloNorthAmerican.xls Alpha NR Cell: D9 Comment: Rick Heede: www.alphanr.com: “Alpha was formed in 2002 and went public in February 2005, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ANR.” Over the years Alpha has grown steadily through acquisitions and by building a reputation for itself as one of the nation’s leading coal producers.” “On July 31, 2009, the shareholders of both Foundation Coal and Alpha Natural Resources approved the merger of theirtwo companies.” Wikipedia: “Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. was a large American coal mining company. Until its July 31, 2009 merger with Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE stock symbol ANR) to form the third largest American coal company, the company was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol FCL. With corporate offices in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, the former Foundation Coal operates coal mines in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming, and was, prior to its merger with Alpha Natural Resources, the fourth-largest American coal producer by tonnage.[1] Foundation Coal, through subsidiaries, owns and operates several of the largest coal mines in the United States, including: Belle Ayr Mine, Wyoming: 26.6 million short tons produced in 2007; Eagle Butte Mine, Wyoming: 25.0 million short tons produced in 2007; Cumberland Mine, Pennsylvania: 7.3 million short tons produced in 2007; Emerald Mine No 1, Pennsylvania: 6.7 million short tons produced in 2007.” Cell: D11 Comment: Rick Heede: Coal production by coal mining companies and state-owned enterprises, including subsidiaries of oil and gas companies. Coal types produced are not ordinarily reported by coal operators (except for metallurgical coal). We distinguish, where possible and reasonably well known, between hard (bituminous and subbituminous) and soft (lignite or peat) coals, especially for the larger companies operating in regions such as Australia and India where soft coals are predominant. Soft coals have lower carbon content per tonne than do hard coals. Cell: D61 Comment: Rick Heede: “In July 2004, RAG Coal Holding Company became Foundation Coal Corp., formed by a private equity consortium consisting of First Reserve Corporation, The Blackstone Group, and American Metals & Coal International (AMCI). Foundation then began trading publicly in December 2004.” National Mining Association (2005) Coal Producer Survey 2004, page 3. Cell: H62 Comment: Rick Heede: “In July 2004, RAG Coal Holding Company became Foundation Coal Corp., formed by a private equity consortium consisting of First Reserve Corporation, The Blackstone Group, and American Metals & Coal International (AMCI). Foundation then began trading publicly in December 2004.” National Mining Association (2005) Coal Producer Survey 2004, page 3. Cell: H70 Comment: Rick Heede: “Until the close of 2003 RAG Coal International was among the leading mining and trading companies on the international coal market with mines in the USA, Australia and Venezuela. As a result of the restructuring of RAG the company’s mining activities have been sold. Today, RAG Coal International is the umbrella for all national and international activities of RAG having to do with coal.” Source: www.rag-coalinter.de/index_e.shtml Cell: E75 Comment: Rick Heede: Alpha Natural Resources merged with Foundation Coal, July 2009. CoalAngloNorthAmerican.xls.
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