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FORM 4UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Roberts James F

(Last)(First)(Middle)
ONE ALPHA PLACE, P. O. BOX 2345

(Street)
ABINGDONVA24212

(City)(State)(Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. [ANR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
XDirector10% Owner
Officer (give title below)Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/01/2009
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XForm filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeVAmount(A) or (D)Price
Common Stock 09/01/2009 M(1)  20,000 A$ 7.87 150,197 D  
Common Stock 09/01/2009 S(1)  2,805 D$ 32.3816 (2) 147,392 D  
Common Stock 09/01/2009 S(1)  17,195 D$ 33.1829 (3) 130,197 D  

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
CodeV(A)(D)Date ExercisableExpiration DateTitleAmount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 7.87 09/01/2009 M(1)   20,000  (4)08/10/2014 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 269,156 D  
Explanation of Responses:
1. The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on August 18, 2009.
2. Represents the weighted average sales price for all sales reported in the transaction by reporting person. The actual range of prices for the reported sales in the transaction is $32.27 to $32.73. Upon request, reporting person will provide to the SEC's staff, the Issuer or its shareowners, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
3. Represents the weighted average sales price for all sales reported in the transaction by reporting person. The actual range of prices for the reported sales in the transaction is $32.90 to $33.72. Upon request, the reporting person will provide to the SEC's staff, the Issuer or its shareowners, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
4. The 782,189 shares of common stock originally subject to this option were set to vest on August 10, 2012. Upon the achievement of certain annual performance targets, the options were subject to partial accelerated vesting. The Compensation Committee approved the vesting of 10 percent of the options effective December 31, 2004, 30 percent effective December 31, 2005, 15 percent effective December 31, 2006, 20 percent effective December 31, 2007, 5 percent effective February 11, 2008, 15 percent effective February 20, 2009, and 5 percent effective July 31, 2009.
 
Remarks:
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Edythe C. Katz, Attorney-in-Fact09/03/2009
** Signature of Reporting PersonDate
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

      Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and 
appoints each of Vaughn R. Groves, Benjamin G. Hadary, Edythe C. Katz, David
J.Ringelman and M. Robert Morrill, signing singly, the undersigned's true and
 lawful attorney-in-fact to:

      (1)       execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Alpha Natural
Resources, Inc. (f/k/a Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.) (the "Company"), 
Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

      (2)       do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the 
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute 
any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments 
thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and 
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

      (3)       take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection 
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact
may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power
of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
executed this Power of Attorney as of the 31st day of July, 2009.


/s/ James F. Roberts
JAMES F. ROBERTS


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