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%