Alpha To Sell Some of Its Propertites

Coal operator Alpha Natural Resources plans to sell 23 mine properties in five states as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. Jan. 20 is the deadline to submit qualified bids or to file any objections to the sale. The filing expands a sale list of 16 properties submitted in October. The latest notice lists 15 properties in West Virginia, four in Kentucky, one in Tennessee, one in Virginia, and one in Illinois. Fourteen properties are active mining operations while the others are closed or in the process of being closed.