EXHIBIT 12.1

Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in thousands, except ratio)



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|                                                           |  | Successor                          |        |     | Predecessor                        |  
|                                                           |  | Twelve MonthsEndedDecember 31,2008 |        |     | Twelve MonthsEndedDecember 31,2007 |   |        | Twelve MonthsEndedDecember 31,2006 |  |   | Twelve MonthsEndedDecember 31,2005 |     |  | For the PeriodFromFebruary 9,2004 (date
offormation)ThroughDecember 31,2004 |         |     | Seven MonthsEndedJuly 29,2004 |  
|Earnings:                                                  |  |                                    |        |     |                                    |   |        |                                    |  |   |                                    |     |  |                                                                             |         |     |                               |   |        |     |  |   |          |    
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax |  | $                                  | 19,010 |     |                                    | $ | 24,493 |                                    |  | $ | 35,250                             |     |  | $                                                                           | 135,364 |     |                               | $ | 28,077 |     |  | $ | (142,415 | )  
|Adjustments:                                               |  |                                    |        |     |                                    |   |        |                                    |  |   |                                    |     |  |                                                                             |         |     |                               |   |        |     |  |   |          |    
|Interest expense(1)                                        |  |                                    | 51,682 |     |                                    |   | 57,226 |                                    |  |   | 68,350                             |     |  |                                                                             | 63,217  |     |                               |   | 27,877 |     |  |   | 20,261   |    
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|                                                           |  | $                                  | 70,692 |     |                                    | $ | 81,719 |                                    |  | $ | 103,600                            |     |  | $                                                                           | 198,581 |     |                               | $ | 55,954 |     |  | $ | (122,154 | )  
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|Fixed Charges:                                             |  |                                    |        |     |                                    |   |        |                                    |  |   |                                    |     |  |                                                                             |         |     |                               |   |        |     |  |   |          |    
|Interest expense                                           |  | $                                  | 46,960 |     |                                    | $ | 53,666 |                                    |  | $ | 64,525                             |     |  | $                                                                           | 59,495  |     |                               | $ | 26,677 |     |  | $ | 18,010   |    
|Portion of rental expense representative of interest       |  |                                    | 4,722  |     |                                    |   | 3,560  |                                    |  |   | 3,825                              |     |  |                                                                             | 3,722   |     |                               |   | 1,200  |     |  |   | 2,251    |    
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|                                                           |  | $                                  | 51,682 |     |                                    | $ | 57,226 |                                    |  | $ | 68,350                             |     |  | $                                                                           | 63,217  |     |                               | $ | 27,877 |     |  | $ | 20,261   |    
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                         |  |                                    |        | 1.4 |                                    |   |        | 1.4                                |  |   |                                    | 1.5 |  |                                                                             |         | 3.1 |                               |   |        | 2.0 |  |   |          | (2)



|(1) | Includes interest expense and portion of rental expense representative of interest.
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|(2) | The ratio was less than 1:1 for the period from January 1, 2004 to July 29, 2004 as earnings were
inadequate to cover fixed charges by the deficiency of $142,415.
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