Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 5,934,043	$ 5,196,914
Short-term investments	5,199,861	55,237,747
Accounts receivable	7,165,487	914,741
Inventories	10,057,787	1,518,638
Prepaid expenses	1,104,437	388,921
Total current assets	29,461,615	63,256,961
Property, plant and equipment, net	115,450,841	46,433,726
Long-term investments		5,199,077
Advanced coal royalties	2,867,369	2,050,000
Deferred offering costs		2,247,974
Other assets	318,206	21,354
Total Assets	148,098,031	119,209,092
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	19,532,531	8,955,884
Accrued expenses	2,821,422	1,174,904
Distributions payable		3,905,224
Asset retirement obligations	70,616	693,796
Note payable		500,000
Financed insurance payable		127,048
Total current liabilities	22,424,569	15,356,856
Asset retirement obligations	12,276,176	9,434,838
Note payable - Ramaco Coal, LLC		10,629,275
Total liabilities	34,700,745	35,420,969
Commitments and contingencies
Series A preferred units		88,773,933
Equity (Deficit)
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 260,000,000 shares authorized, 39,559,366 and zero shares issued and outstanding, respectively	395,594
Contributed capital		13,265,547
Additional paid-in capital	148,293,263
Accumulated losses	(35,291,571)	(18,251,357)
Total equity (deficit)	113,397,286	(4,985,810)
Total Liabilities and Equity (Deficit)	$ 148,098,031	$ 119,209,092