Charleston, WV - Massey Energy's new owner agreed to pay an unprecedented $209 million in civil and crimi-nal penalties related to an April 2010 explosion at its Upper Big Branch Mine-South. The blast killed 29 miners. Announced Dec. 6, the agreement among Alpha Natural Resources and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia and the Department of Justice includes $46.5 million for victims' families and $80 million for mine safety measures. The agreement precludes criminal prosecution of Alpha but not individual employees.
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