AN ABINGDON VIRGINIA BASED COAL COMPANY HAS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN THIRD QUARTER NUMBERS. ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES EARNED 69.9 MILLION OR 97 CENTS PER DILUTED SHARE IN THE PERIOD COMPARED TO 8.9 MILLION IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. REVENUE CLIMBED TO 623 MILLION FROM 449.9 MILLION A YEAR AGO. ALPHA IS IN THE MIDST OF A FOUR BILLION DOLLAR TAKEOVER BID BY CLEVELAND BASED CLIFFS NATURAL RESOURCES. IF THE TAKEOVER IS APPROVED, COMBINED, CLIFFS AND ALPHA WOULD HAVE COAL AND IRON ORE OPERATIONS IN CANADA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, WEST VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY, ALABAMA, VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA.