Global Coal Market Supporting U.S. Coal-Mining Expansion Plans

SUGAR LAND--May 5, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Because of increased demand for Illinois Basin coal, Alliance Coal LLC, the operating subsidiary of Alliance Resource Partners LP (NASDAQ:ARLP) (Tulsa, Oklahoma), is moving ahead with mine capacity expansions and a new mine construction program. In 2008, this will primarily affect mines in Kentucky. Alliance CEO Joseph Craft said in a recent webcast that in general, the market for U.S. coal miners is good because of positive supply/demand dynamics in global coal markets.