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The number of mine injuries has been cut in the five months since Alpha Natural Resources bought Massey Energy, which had owned the coal mine where 29 men died in a blast last year, Alpha’s CEO said Thursday. “The year-to-date …

Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration investigators blame an Alpha Natural Resources subsidiary for a roof collapse that killed a West Virginia miner last October. Investigators conclude in a report that Kingston Mining Inc.’s failure to follow the roof control …