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 31,2007 |        | Twelve MonthsEndedDecember 31,2006 |   | Twelve MonthsEndedDecember 31,2005 |  | For the PeriodFromFebruary 9, 2004(date offormation)ThroughDecember
31,2004 |         | Seven MonthsEndedJuly 29,2004 |   |        | Twelve MonthsEndedDecember 31,2003
|Earnings:                                                  |  |                                    |        |                                    |   |                                    |  |                                                                             |         |                               |   |        |                                    |   |          |   |  |   |       
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax |  | $                                  | 24,493 |                                    | $ | 35,250                             |  | $                                                                           | 135,364 |                               | $ | 28,077 |                                    | $ | (142,415 | ) |  | $ | 25,817
|Adjustments:                                               |  |                                    |        |                                    |   |                                    |  |                                                                             |         |                               |   |        |                                    |   |          |   |  |   |       
|Interest expense(1)                                        |  |                                    | 57,226 |                                    |   | 68,350                             |  |                                                                             | 63,217  |                               |   | 27,877 |                                    |   | 20,261   |   |  |   | 51,219
|                                                           |  |                                    |        |                                    |   |                                    |  |                                                                             |         |                               |   |        |                                    |   |          |   |  |   |       
|                                                           |  | $                                  | 81,719 |                                    | $ | 103,600                            |  | $                                                                           | 198,581 |                               | $ | 55,954 |                                    | $ | (122,154 | ) |  | $ | 77,036
|                                                           |  |                                    |        |                                    |   |                                    |  |                                                                             |         |                               |   |        |                                    |   |          |   |  |   |       
|Fixed Charges:                                             |  |                                    |        |                                    |   |                                    |  |                                                                             |         |                               |   |        |                                    |   |          |   |  |   |       
|Interest expense                                           |  | $                                  | 53,666 |                                    | $ | 64,525                             |  | $                                                                           | 59,495  |                               | $ | 26,677 |                                    | $ | 18,010   |   |  | $ | 46,903
|Portion of rental expense representative of interest       |  |                                    | 3,560  |                                    |   | 3,825                              |  |                                                                             | 3,722   |                               |   | 1,200  |                                    |   | 2,251    |   |  |   | 4,316 
|                                                           |  |                                    |        |                                    |   |                                    |  |                                                                             |         |                               |   |        |                                    |   |          |   |  |   |       
|                                                           |  | $                                  | 57,226 |                                    | $ | 68,350                             |  | $                                                                           | 63,217  |                               | $ | 27,877 |                                    | $ | 20,261   |   |  | $ | 51,219
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                         |  |                                    | 1.4    |                                    |   | 1.5                                |  |                                                                             | 3.1     |                               |   | 2.0    |                                    |   | (2       | ) |  |   | 1.5   



|(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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