Exhibit 12.1

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Amounts in thousands except ratio)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	34,254		$	22,001		$	70,202		$	82,249
Adjustments:
Fixed charges		21,593			10,577			45,246			20,862
Loss from equity investees		436			40			758			75
Amortization of capitalized interest		21			29			56			65
Capitalized interest		(226	)		(111	)		(341	)		(200	)
	$	56,078		$	32,536		$	115,921		$	103,051
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense	$	18,504		$	10,166		$	40,624		$	20,019
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		1,349			-			1,349			-
Portion of rental expense representative of interest		1,514			300			2,932			643
Capitalized interest		226			111			341			200
	$	21,593		$	10,577		$	45,246		$	20,862
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		2.60			3.08			2.56			4.94