Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Inventories

Schedule of inventories, net

Inventories, net, consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31,			December 31,
	2013			2012
Materials and supplies	$	78,014		$	76,989
Less: Obsolescence allowance	(837		)	(834		)
Material and supplies, net	77,177			76,155
Coal inventory	3,858			5,519
Inventories, net	$	81,034		$	81,675