Exhibit 21.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

Name of Subsidiary	Jurisdiction of Organization		% Ownership
Brushy Gap Coal & Gas, Inc.		Kentucky	100% owned by our indirect subsidiary Nytis Exploration Company LLC
Carbon California Company, LLC		Delaware	17.8% represented by Class B Units
Carbon California Operating Company, LLC		Delaware	100%
Nytis Exploration Company LLC		Delaware	98.1% owned by our subsidiary Nytis Exploration (USA) Inc.
Nytis Exploration (USA) Inc.		Delaware	100%