Industrial Metals & Minerals industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU). BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) Petroleum has promoted Stephen O'Rourke to the role of president exploration for its global petroleum business. O'Rourke will be based in Houston where the Australia-based pipeline company has its United States headquarters. In his role, he will direct BHP Billiton's worldwide oil and gas exploration activities. O'Rourke was previously vice president of development planning BHP Billiton.


KAL Energy, Inc (OTC BB:KALG) (Frankfurt:D9T.F) is pleased to announce that it has completed the drilling of its previously announced $2 million Phase 1 Exploration program on its Thermal Coal Project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. This program included over 5600 meters of extensive drilling, including over 230 holes, as well as trenching, sampling and mapping of known geological structures, and exploration for unknown structures. For the full CFA report on KALG visit: http://www.stocksjournal.com/input1.cfm


Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) announced that L. Patrick Hassey, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, will speak at the 2007 JP Morgan Basics & Industrials Conference in New York, NY on June 11, 2007. Mr. Hassey's remarks and presentation slides will be available at 10:45 a.m. (EDT) on Monday, June 11, 2007, on ATI's website www.alleghenytechnologies.com under the "Investors" tab.


The president of Appalachian coal miner Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:ANR), sold 6,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In a Form 4 filed with the SEC Tuesday, Kevin S. Crutchfield reported he sold the shares Friday for $19.30 to $19.46 apiece. Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. engages in the production, processing, and sale of steam and metallurgical coal in the United States.


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