| **Alpha                  NR Holding, Inc**                                       |   |
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| **Computation                  of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**           |   |
| **(Amounts                  in thousands except ratio)**                         |   |
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|                                                                             |   | **Alpha                  NR Holding,** |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                             |   | **Inc.** |   | **ANR                  Fund IX Holdings, L.P. and Alpha NR Holding, Inc.** |   | **Predecessor** |   |
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|                                                                             |   | **Year                  Ended** |   | **Year                  Ended** |   | **Year                  Ended** |   | **Year                  Ended** |   | **December                  14, 2002 to** |   | **January                  2002 to** |   |
|                                                                             |   | **December                  31,** |   | **December                  31,** |   | **December                  31,** |   | **December                  31,** |   | **December                  31,** |   | **December                  13,** |   |
|                                                                             |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   | **2003** |   | **2002** |   | **2002** |   |
| Earnings:                                                                        |   |    |   |    |   |    |   |    |   |    |   |    |   |
| Income                  (loss) from continuing operations before income tax |   | $ | 97,646 |   | $ | 43,297 |   | $ | 50,319 |   | $ | 4,814 |   | $ | (969 | ) | $ | (41,520 | ) |
| Adjustments:                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed                  charges                                                   |   |   | 43,051 |   |   | 30,259 |   |   | 20,382 |   |   | 7,879 |   |   | 213 |   |   | 526 |   |
| Amortization                  of capitalize interest                             |   |   | 16 |   |   | 8 |   |   | 2 |   |   | — |   |   | — |   |   | — |   |
| Capitalized                  interest                                            |   |   | (827 | ) |   | (427 | ) |   | (148 | ) |   | — |   |   | — |   |   | — |   |
| Minority                  interest                                               |   |   | — |   |   | (2,918 | ) |   | (22,781 | ) |   | (1,164 | ) |   | — |   |   | — |   |
|                                                                             |   | $ | 139,886 |   | $ | 70,219 |   | $ | 47,774 |   | $ | 11,529 |   | $ | (756 | ) | $ | (40,994 | ) |
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| Fixed                  Charges:                                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                  expense                                                |   | $ | 41,774 |   | $ | 29,647 |   | $ | 20,041 |   | $ | 7,848 |   | $ | 203 |   | $ | 35 |   |
| Portion                  of rental expense representative of interest            |   |   | 450 |   |   | 185 |   |   | 193 |   |   | 31 |   |   | 10 |   |   | 491 |   |
| Capitalized                  interest                                            |   |   | 827 |   |   | 427 |   |   | 148 |   |   | — |   |   | — |   |   | — |   |
|                                                                             |   | $ | 43,051 |   | $ | 30,259 |   | $ | 20,382 |   | $ | 7,879 |   | $ | 213 |   | $ | 526 |   |
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| Ratio                  of earnings to fixed charges                              |   |   | 3.25 |   |   | 2.32 |   |   | 2.34 |   |   | 1.46 |   |   | (3.55 | ) |   | (77.94 | ) |
| Deficiency                  amount                                               |   | $ | — |   | $ | — |   | $ | — |   | $ | — |   | $ | (969 | ) | $ | (41,520 | ) |