EXHIBIT 10.1

WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO FINANCING AGREEMENT

This WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO FINANCING AGREEMENT (this "Waiver and
Amendment") is dated as of May 15, 2018 and is entered into by and among
Westmoreland Resource Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the
"Parent"), Oxford Mining Company, LLC, an Ohio limited liability company
("Oxford Mining"), each subsidiary of the Parent listed as a "Guarantor" on the
signature pages hereto (together with the Parent, each an "Existing Guarantor"
and collectively, the "Existing Guarantors"), the Lenders referred to below,
U.S. Bank National Association, a California corporation ("U.S. Bank"), as
collateral agent for the Lenders referred to below (in such capacity, together
with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the "Collateral Agent"), and
U.S. Bank, as administrative agent for the Lenders referred to below (in such
capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the
"Administrative Agent," and together with the Collateral Agent, each an "Agent"
and collectively, the "Agents").

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Oxford Mining, each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and
becomes a "Borrower" thereunder (each a "Borrower" and collectively the
"Borrowers"), the Existing Guarantors (together with each other Person that
executes a joinder agreement and becomes a "Guarantor" thereunder or otherwise
guarantees all or any part of the Obligations, each a "Guarantor" and
collectively, the "Guarantors" and collectively with the Borrowers, the “Loan
Parties”), the Agents and the lenders from time to time party thereto (each a
"Lender" and collectively, the "Lenders") have entered into that certain
Financing Agreement dated as of December 31, 2014, as amended by that certain
Amendment No. 1 to Financing Agreement dated March 13, 2015, as amended by that
certain Amendment No. 2 to Financing Agreement dated July 31, 2015 and as
amended by that certain Amendment No. 3 to Financing Agreement dated March 1,
2018 ("Amendment No. 3") (as amended and as the same may be further amended,
restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Financing
Agreement"; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall
have the respective meanings given to them in the Financing Agreement); and

WHEREAS, the Agents and the Lenders have agreed to waive any actual or potential
Default or Event of Default that arose or may have arisen, in each case, solely
as a result of or in connection with the Loan Parties’ failure under Section
7.01(a)(iii) of the Financing Agreement to deliver to each Agent and each Lender
an unqualified audit opinion in connection with the audited financial statements
for the Fiscal Year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries ending December 31, 2017
(the “Subject Defaults”);
WHEREAS, the Borrowers requested, and the Agents and the Required Lenders
agreed, to waive the Subject Defaults and amend the Financing Agreement in
certain respects as set forth in Amendment No. 3;

WHEREAS, the Borrowers now request that the Agents and the Required Lenders
extend the waiver of the Subject Defaults set forth in Amendment No. 3 and
further amend the Financing Agreement as set forth below.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set
forth in the Financing Agreement and this Waiver and Amendment, and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

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1.Amendments to Financing Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in Section 3 below, and in reliance on the representations
and warranties contained in Section 4 below, the Financing Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:

(a)    Section 1.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
below definitions in the correct alphanumeric order as set forth below:

"Amendment No. 4 Effective Date" means May 15, 2018.

(b)    Section 7.01 of the Financing Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new
clause (x) immediately after clause (w) thereof as set forth below:

"(x)    Marketing Process.

(A)     By no later than May 21, 2018, the Loan Parties, Westmoreland Resources
GP, LLC (the "GP") and Westmoreland Coal Company ("WCC") shall authorize Lazard
Freres & Co. LLC (“Lazard”) to conduct a sale and marketing process with respect
to all or substantially all of the Loan Parties' assets (the "Sale") and
Lazard's existing engagement letter shall be amended to reflect the change in
the scope of its services thereunder.

(B)     WCC and the Loan Parties will develop, based on good-faith consultations
with the Lenders, as promptly as possible, a sale protocol (the “Sale Protocol”)
establishing procedures for Lazard's administration of the Sale, and appropriate
oversight of the same, which Sale Protocol shall also include, among other
things, deadlines for completion of a business plan, completion of a
confidential offering memorandum, bid deadlines, populating and maintaining a
data room for potentially interested buyers and other related information (the
"Sale Information").

(C)     By no later than close of business on May 21, 2018, WCC shall assign a
representative from Alvarez & Marsal (acceptable to the conflicts committee of
the board of directors of the GP (the “Conflicts Committee”)) to assist Lazard
in facilitating the flow of information from WCC and the Loan Parties to enable
Lazard to implement the Sale Protocol and compile the Sale Information.

(D)     WCC, the Loan Parties, and their professionals shall reasonably
cooperate with the Conflicts Committee and/or its professionals in providing the
information and access reasonably necessary to implement the Sale Protocol.

(E)    WCC, the Loan Parties, and their representatives will consult with the
Lenders and their representatives regarding the development and implementation
of the Sale Protocol and Sale Information.

(F)     The Loan Parties shall implement the Sale Protocol as promptly as
possible.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article IX of this
Agreement, it will constitute an immediate Event of Default under this Agreement
if the conditions in Sections 7.01(x)(A), (x)(C), (x)(E) or (x)(F) are not
timely satisfied in accordance with the provisions thereof, and it will
constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement if the Loan Parties breach
any of the covenants contained in Sections 7.01(x)(B) or (x)(D) and such breach,
if capable of being remedied, shall remain unremedied for two (2) Business Days
after the earlier of the date an Authorized Officer of any Loan Party becomes
aware of such breach

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and the date written notice of such default shall have been given by any Agent
or any Lender to such Loan Party."

2.Extension of Waiver. On the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, the Agents and
the Required Lenders hereby extend the waiver set forth in Section 2 of
Amendment No. 3 until the earliest of (i) 11:59 pm New York time on June 15,
2018, (ii) the occurrence of any Event of Default (other than the Subject
Defaults or an Event of Default solely arising from the Subject Defaults) or
(iii) the commencement of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding by or against
WCC.

3.Conditions to Effectiveness. The effectiveness of this Waiver and Amendment is
subject to the concurrent satisfaction of each of the following conditions (the
“Amendment No. 4 Effective Date”):

(a)the Agents shall have received a fully executed copy of this Waiver and
Amendment executed by each of the Borrowers, each of the Guarantors and the
Required Lenders; and

(b)no Default or Event of Default (other than the Subject Defaults prior to the
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) shall have occurred and be continuing.

4.Representations and Warranties. To induce the Agents and the Lenders to enter
into this Waiver and Amendment, each Loan Party represents and warrants to the
Agents and the Lenders that:

(a)the execution, delivery and performance of this Waiver and Amendment has been
duly authorized by all requisite corporate, partnership or limited liability
company action, as applicable, on the part of such Loan Party and that this
Waiver and Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party;

(b)this Waiver and Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of each Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally;

(c)the representations and warranties contained in Article VI of the Financing
Agreement (other than clauses (i), (z) and (bb) thereof) and in each other Loan
Document, certificate or other writing delivered to any Agent or any Lender
pursuant to the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to
the date hereof are true and correct in all material respects after giving
effect hereto (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to
any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to
"materiality" or "Material Adverse Effect" in the text thereof, which
representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject
to such qualification) on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of
the date hereof, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty
expressly relates solely to an earlier date (in which case such representation
or warranty shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date); and

(d)no Default or Event of Default (other than the Subject Defaults prior to the
Amendment No. 3 Effective Date) has occurred and is continuing.

5.Release. In consideration of the agreements of the Agents and the Lenders
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Loan Party hereby releases
and forever discharges each Agent and the Lenders and their respective

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directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, affiliates, subsidiaries,
successors and permitted assigns from any and all liabilities, obligations,
actions, contracts, claims, causes of action, damages, demands, costs and
expenses whatsoever (collectively "Claims"), of every kind and nature, however
evidenced or created, whether known or unknown, arising prior to or on the date
of this Waiver and Amendment including, but not limited to, any Claims involving
the extension of credit under or administration of this Waiver and Amendment,
the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document, as each may be amended, or
the Indebtedness incurred by the Borrowers thereunder or any other transactions
evidenced by this Waiver and Amendment, the Financing Agreement or any other
Loan Document.

6.Severability. Any provision of this Waiver and Amendment held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or
invalidate the remainder of this Waiver and Amendment and the effect thereof
shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable.

7.References. Any reference to the Financing Agreement contained in any
document, instrument or Loan Document executed in connection with the Financing
Agreement shall be deemed to be a reference to the Financing Agreement as
modified by this Waiver and Amendment.

8.Counterparts. This Waiver and Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which taken
together shall be one and the same instrument. Receipt by telecopy or electronic
mail of any executed signature page to this Waiver and Amendment shall
constitute effective delivery of such signature page.

9.Ratification. The terms and provisions set forth in this Waiver and Amendment
shall modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions of the
Financing Agreement and shall not be deemed to be a consent to the modification
or waiver of any other term or condition of the Financing Agreement. Except as
expressly modified and superseded by this Financing Agreement, the terms and
provisions of the Financing Agreement and the other Loan Documents are ratified
and confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect.

10.Governing Law. THIS WAIVER AND AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS
MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

11.Costs and Expenses. The Borrowers will pay, within five (5) Business Days of
receipt of an invoice relating thereto, all reasonable and documented fees,
costs and expenses of the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the
preparation, execution and delivery of this Waiver and Amendment or otherwise
payable under the Financing Agreement, including, without limitation, reasonable
and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Agents
and counsel the Lenders.

12.Loan Document. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that this
Waiver and Amendment constitutes a "Loan Document" under the Financing
Agreement. Accordingly, it shall be an Event of Default under the Financing
Agreement if (a) any representation or warranty made by a Loan Party under or in
connection with this Waiver and Amendment shall have been untrue, false or
misleading in any material respect when made or (b) any Loan Party shall fail to
perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Waiver and
Amendment.

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13.Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR
RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR
ARISING OUT OF THIS WAIVER OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN,
INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER
COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS.

14.Limited Effect of Waiver and Amendment. This Waiver and Amendment shall not
be deemed (a) other than as set forth in Sections 1 and 2 hereof, to be a waiver
of, or consent to, or a modification or amendment of, any other term or
condition of the Financing Agreement or any other Loan Document or (b) to
prejudice any other right or remedies which the Agents or the Lenders may now
have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Financing
Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any of the instruments or agreements
referred to therein , as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified
from time to time.

15.    Required Lender Authorization and Direction. By their execution of this
Waiver and Amendment, each of the Lenders party hereto: (i) hereby authorizes
and directs each Agent to execute this Waiver and Amendment, and (ii) agrees
that each Agent shall incur no liability for executing this Waiver and
Amendment.

[Signature Page Follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver and Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as
of the date first written above.    

BORROWER:

OXFORD MINING COMPANY, LLC 

 
By:  /s/ Samuel N. Hagreen
Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary and Associate General Counsel

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GUARANTORS:

WESTMORELAND RESOURCE PARTNERS, LP 
 
By Westmoreland Resources GP, LLC, its general partner
 
 
By:  /s/ Samuel N. Hagreen    
Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary and Associate General Counsel

OXFORD MINING COMPANY-KENTUCKY, LLC 

 
By:  /s/ Samuel N. Hagreen    
Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary and Associate General Counsel

DARON COAL COMPANY, LLC 

 
By:  /s/ Samuel N. Hagreen
Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary and Associate General Counsel

OXFORD CONESVILLE, LLC 

 
By:  /s/ Samuel N. Hagreen     
Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary and Associate General Counsel

HARRISON RESOURCES, LLC 

 
By:  /s/ Samuel N. Hagreen    
Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary and Associate General Counsel

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WESTMORELAND KEMMERER FEE COAL HOLDINGS, LLC 

By:  /s/ Samuel N. Hagreen      
Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary and Associate General Counsel

WESTMORELAND KEMMERER, LLC 

 
By:  /s/ Samuel N. Hagreen      
Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary and General Counsel

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COLLATERAL AGENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
 
By: /s/ Lisa Dowd   
Name: Lisa Dowd
Title: Vice President

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LENDERS:

TENNENBAUM OPPORTUNITIES PARTNERS V, LP
TENNENBAUM OPPORTUNITIES FUND VI, LLC, each as Lenders
By: Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, its Investment Manager
 
By: /s/ Howard Levkowitz   
Name: Howard Levkowitz
Title: Managing Partner

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LENDERS:

BF OXFORD SPE LLC
 
By:  /s/ Adam L. Gubner  
Name: Adam L. Gubner
Title: Authorized Person

GCF OXFORD SPE LLC
 
By:  /s/ Adam L. Gubner  
Name: Adam L. Gubner
Title: Authorized Person

TOF OXFORD SPE LLC
 
By:  /s/ Adam L. Gubner  
Name: Adam L. Gubner
Title: Authorized Person

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LENDER:

MEDLEY CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: MCC Advisors LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
its investment manager

By:  /s/ Richard T. Allorto, Jr.   
Name: Richard T. Allorto, Jr.
Title: Chief Financial Officer

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LENDER:

SIERRA INCOME CORPORATION

By: SIC Advisors LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
its investment manager

By: /s/ Christopher M. Mathieu  
Name: Christopher M. Mathieu
Title: Treasurer

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LENDER:

BLACKROCK CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION
 
By:  /s/ Marshall Merriman
Name: Marshall Merriman
Title: Managing Director

        

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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED (INCLUDING FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 7.01(X) OF THE
FINANCING AGREEMENT):
WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY
 
By:  /s/ Michael G. Hutchinson  
Name: Michael G. Hutchinson
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer

        

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