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VP Accepts New Role
UNITED
      STATES
SECURITIES
      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
      D.C. 20549
FORM
      8-K
CURRENT
      REPORT
Pursuant
      to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
                of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
March
                23, 2007
Alpha
      Natural Resources, Inc
.
__________________________________________
(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-32423
02-0733940
_____________________
(State
                or other jurisdiction
_____________
(Commission
______________
(I.R.S.
                Employer
of
                incorporation)
File
                Number)
Identification
                No.)
One
                Alpha Place, P.O. Box 2345, Abingdon, Virginia
24212
_________________________________
(Address
                of principal executive offices)
___________
(Zip
                Code)
Registrant's
                telephone number, including area code:
276-619-4410
Not
      Applicable
______________________________________________
Former
      name or former address, if changed since last report
Check
      the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
      satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions:
[  ]  Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
[  ]  Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
[  ]  Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))
[  ]  Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))
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      of
      the Form
Item
      5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
      Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
      Officers.
On
          April
          1, 2007, Michael D. Brown will assume the newly created role of Assistant
          to the
          President of Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. ("ANR"). Randy McMillion will
          succeed
          Mr. Brown in his role of Vice President of ANR, effective as of April 1,
          2007,
          and will assume Mr. Brown's current duties and responsibilities in connection
          with that position.
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        of the Form
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
        has
        duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
        duly authorized.
Alpha
                    Natural Resources, Inc.
March
                      29, 2007
By:
/s/
                    Vaughn R. Groves
Name:
                    Vaughn R. Groves
Title:
                    Vice President, General Counsel and
                    Secretary