Exhibit 12.1

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of
Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Amounts in thousands except ratio)



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|------------------------------------------------------------ |  | -------------------------- | ------- | - | ------------------------ | - | ------ | ---- |  | - | ------ | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                             |  | Three Months EndedJune 30, |         |   | Six Months EndedJune 30, |  
|                                                             |  | 2011                       |         |   | 2010                     |   |        | 2011 |  |   | 2010   |  
|Earnings:                                                    |  |                            |         |   |                          |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes |  | $                          | (65,846 | ) |                          | $ | 34,254 |      |  | $ | (2,031 | ) |  | $ | 70,202  |  
|Adjustments:                                                 |  |                            |         |   |                          |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Fixed charges                                                |  |                            | 38,616  |   |                          |   | 21,593 |      |  |   | 55,948 |   |  |   | 45,246  |  
|Income (loss) from equity investees                          |  |                            | (61     | ) |                          |   | 436    |      |  |   | 525    |   |  |   | 758     |  
|Amortization of capitalized interest                         |  |                            | 27      |   |                          |   | 21     |      |  |   | 52     |   |  |   | 56      |  
|Capitalized interest                                         |  |                            |        |   |                          |   | (226   | )    |  |   | (118   | ) |  |   | (341    | )
|                                                             |  |                            |         |   |                          |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                             |  | $                          | (27,264 | ) |                          | $ | 56,078 |      |  | $ | 54,376 |   |  | $ | 115,921 |  
|                                                             |  |                            |         |   |                          |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                             |  |                            |         |  
|Fixed Charges:                                               |  |                            |         |   |                          |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|Interest expense                                             |  | $                          | 29,859  |   |                          | $ | 18,504 |      |  | $ | 45,469 |   |  | $ | 40,624  |  
|Loss on early extinguishment of debt                         |  |                            | 4,556   |   |                          |   | 1,349  |      |  |   | 4,556  |   |  |   | 1,349   |  
|Portion of rental expense representative of interest         |  |                            | 4,201   |   |                          |   | 1,514  |      |  |   | 5,805  |   |  |   | 2,932   |  
|Capitalized interest                                         |  |                            |        |   |                          |   | 226    |      |  |   | 118    |   |  |   | 341     |  
|                                                             |  |                            |         |   |                          |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
|                                                             |  | $                          | 38,616  |   |                          | $ | 21,593 |      |  | $ | 55,948 |   |  | $ | 45,246  |  
|                                                             |  |                            |         |   |                          |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |   |         |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                           |  |                            |        |   |                          |   | 2.60   |      |  |   | 0.97   |   |  |   | 2.56    |  
|Deficiency amount                                            |  | $                          | (27,264 | ) |                          | $ |       |      |  | $ |       |   |  | $ |        |