Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	May 03, 2013 Common Units [Member]	May 03, 2013 Subordinated Units [Member]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Entity Registrant Name	Rhino Resource Partners LP
Entity Central Index Key	0001490630
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		15,374,896	12,397,000