| x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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| o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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|   | OXFORD RESOURCE PARTNERS, LP By:  OXFORD RESOURCES GP, LLC, its general partner  |                                                                                  |
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|   | By:                                                                                                  | /s/ CHARLES C. UNGUREAN                                                          |   |
|   |                                                                                                 | Charles C. UngureanPresident and Chief Executive Officer(Principal Executive Officer) |   |

|   | By:    | /s/ BRADLEY W. HARRIS                                                                                  |   |
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|   |   | Bradley W. Harris Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer(Principal Financial Officer) |   |

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| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| 3.1            | Certificate of Limited Partnership of Oxford Resource Partners, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-165662) filed on March 24, 2010)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| 3.2            | Third Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Oxford Resource Partners, LP dated July 19, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-34815) filed on July 19, 2010)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| 3.3            | Certificate of Formation of Oxford Resources GP, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-165662) filed on April 21, 2010)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 3.4            | Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Oxford Resources GP, LLC dated January 1, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-34815) filed on January 4, 2011)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 10.4C^#        | Amendment to Employment Agreement between Oxford Resources GP, LLC and Gregory J. Honish, which Amendment was effective on August 15, 2012                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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| 10.16M^† | Amendment No. 2012-2 to Coal Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated July 30, 2012                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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| 10.19^#        | Employment Agreement between Oxford Resources GP, LLC and Bradley W. Harris, which Employment Agreement was effective on August 15, 2012                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| 31.1*          | Certification of Charles C. Ungurean, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Resources GP, LLC, the general partner of Oxford Resource Partners, LP, for Amendment No. 1 to September 30, 2012 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| 31.2*          | Certification of Bradley W. Harris, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Oxford Resources GP, LLC, the general partner of Oxford Resource Partners, LP, for Amendment No. 1 to September 30, 2012 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| 32.1^          | Certification of Charles C. Ungurean, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Resources GP, LLC, the general partner of Oxford Resource Partners, LP, for the September 30, 2012 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 32.2^          | Certification of Bradley W. Harris, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Oxford Resources GP, LLC, the general partner of Oxford Resource Partners, LP, for the September 30, 2012 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| 95^            | Mine Safety Disclosures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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| 101^           | Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011; (ii) our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011; (iii) our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011; (iv) our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Partners’ Capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011; and (v) the notes to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. This information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |

| *  | Filed herewith. |
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| ^ | Filed with Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q on November 7, 2012. |
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| † | Certain portions have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request.  Omitted information has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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| # | Compensatory plan or amendment. |
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