ThomasDenton 79 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 http://www.tricities.com/news/local/article_4455f958-86d1-11e2-8291-0019bb30f31a.html Alpha denies report that mining jobs are returning Posted: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 9:46 pm | Updated: 9:47 am, Thu Mar 7, 2013. HARLAN, Ky. — A contracting company has been taking applications to fill more than 800 coal mining jobs in Kentucky and Virginia, but those jobs appear not to exist. A company called Professional Contracting LLC has been accepting applications for coal jobs that they said were coming back to the region with the reopening of several mines. Alpha Natural Resources had idled four mines and laid off hundreds of workers in January. But officials with Bristol, Va.-based Alpha Natural Resources told WYMT-TV that they have no plans to reopen any of the mines. Alpha spokeswoman Samantha Davison said, to her knowledge, Alpha has never been affiliated with Professional Contracting. Thousands of people have already applied for the jobs. Applicants were told they had to apply in-person at the office in Norton, Va. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup_rbeast 296 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 If Alpha doesn't want to mine it, somebody else will.... Westmoreland left SWVA in the mid 90s claiming that there was no coal left to make a profit on. So, other folks just came in and made a profit on the coal Westmoreland didn't want to mine. Alpha is just giving the same ol' song and dance sob story that every other coal company has given as they stuffed their pockets with as much loot as they could carry on their way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 These staffing firms don't just go out and start interviewing without a contract from someone. We'll just have to watch for the other shoe to drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sup_rbeast 296 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 These staffing firms don't just go out and start interviewing without a contract from someone. We'll just have to watch for the other shoe to drop. Exactly. I seriously doubt it's Alpha...but it's somebody interested in getting some coal out of the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Exactly. I seriously doubt it's Alpha...but it's somebody interested in getting some coal out of the ground. Bingo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Not sure what's going on but I bought some ANR stock on Monday @ $7.50/share (bottomed shortly thereafter @ $7.37) and its @ $8.77/share now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 Not sure what's going on but I bought some ANR stock on Monday @ $7.50/share (bottomed shortly thereafter @ $7.37) and its @ $8.77/share now... If I had the $ thats exactly what I wouyld be doing. Alpha will be strong again in 5-10 years. Just have to wait it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 If I had the $ thats exactly what I wouyld be doing. Alpha will be strong again in 5-10 years. Just have to wait it out. Alpha's plenty strong now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 933 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Alphas strong, but not as strong as they were. Maybe thats what redtiger was getting at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Alphas strong, but not as strong as they were. Maybe thats what redtiger was getting at. A year or so ago it was running about $78/share...then the bottom fell out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,742 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 You got it stripes, in a few years Alpha will be back up around where they were. Just have to wait for the market to bounce back, and it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham32 335 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Things must be looking up cause I work for mechel bluestone and was laid off in October and were going back sometime this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance 228 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 I've heard the Russians are back in the area looking to buy...that's my bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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