# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001086600
**File Stem:** 0001558370-25-010805
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 41807
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001558370-25-010805.hdr.sgml**: 20250807

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001558370-25-010805

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: SD

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 15

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250807

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250807

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001086600
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BITUMINOUS COAL & LIGNITE SURFACE MINING [1221]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 731564280
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** SD
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-26823
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251195188

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1717 SOUTH BOULDER AVENUE
- **CITY:** TULSA
- **STATE:** OK
- **ZIP:** 74119
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 9182957600

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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**FORM SD**

**Specialized Disclosure Report**

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**ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.**

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Delaware**<br>**(State or other jurisdiction of**<br>**incorporation or organization)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**0-26823**<br>**(Commission File Number)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**73-1564280**<br>**(IRS Employer Identification No.)** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>**1717 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 400, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119**<br>**(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>**1717 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 400, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119**<br>**(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>**1717 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 400, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119**<br>**(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>**Cary P. Marshall (918) 295-7673**<br>**(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>**Cary P. Marshall (918) 295-7673**<br>**(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)** | &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>**Cary P. Marshall (918) 295-7673**<br>**(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.)** |

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Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in the form applies:

[ ]Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2024.

[X]Rule 13q-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2024.

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#### Section 2 . RESOURCE EXTRACTION ISSUER DISCLOSURE

#### Item 2.01 Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure and Report
**Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers**

The specified payment disclosure required by this Form is included as Exhibit 2.01 to this Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD.

#### Section 3. Exhibits

#### Item 3.01 Exhibit
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[2.01 – Resource Extraction Payment Report for the year ended December 31, 2024 as required by Item 2.01 of this Form (Interactive Data File formatted as inline XBRL).](arlp-20241231xex2d01.htm)

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**Signatures**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on August 7, 2025.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. | ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. |
| By: | Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC |
|  | its general partner |
|  | /s/ Cary P. Marshall |
|  | Cary P. Marshall |
|  | *Senior Vice President and* |
|  | *Chief Financial Officer* |

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## Exhibit 2.01

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**EXHIBIT 2.01**

**PAYMENTS BY SEGMENT**

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| | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **SEGMENT** | **PROJECT / SUBNATIONAL POLITICAL JURISDICTION** | **RESOURCE / METHOD OF EXTRACTION** | **GOVERNMENTAL RECIPIENT / COUNTRY** | **PAYMENT TYPE** | **PAYMENT AMOUNT(in USD)** | **FISCAL YEAR** |
|  | Illinois | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Federal black lung excise taxes | $5646067 | 2024 |
|  | Indiana | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Federal black lung excise taxes | $2112474 | 2024 |
|  | Kentucky | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Federal black lung excise taxes | $14392247 | 2024 |
|  | **Illinois Basin federal black lung excise taxes subtotal:** | **Illinois Basin federal black lung excise taxes subtotal:** | **Illinois Basin federal black lung excise taxes subtotal:** | **Illinois Basin federal black lung excise taxes subtotal:** | $**22150788** | 2024 |
|  | Illinois | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Federal reclamation fees | $461496 | 2024 |
|  | Indiana | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Federal reclamation fees | $533629 | 2024 |
| Illinois Basin Coal Operations | Kentucky | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Federal reclamation fees | $1262601 | 2024 |
|  | **Illinois Basin federal reclamation fees subtotal:** | **Illinois Basin federal reclamation fees subtotal:** | **Illinois Basin federal reclamation fees subtotal:** | **Illinois Basin federal reclamation fees subtotal:** | $**2257726** | 2024 |
|  | Indiana | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Black lung benefits | $37525 | 2024 |
|  | Kentucky | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Black lung benefits | $95129 | 2024 |
|  | **Illinois Basin black lung benefits:** | **Illinois Basin black lung benefits:** | **Illinois Basin black lung benefits:** | **Illinois Basin black lung benefits:** | $**132654** | 2024 |
|  | Indiana | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Permitting fees | $14600 | 2024 |
|  | **Illinois Basin permitting fees:** | **Illinois Basin permitting fees:** | **Illinois Basin permitting fees:** | **Illinois Basin permitting fees:** | $**14600** | 2024 |
|  | **Total Illinois Basin payments to United States federal government:** | **Total Illinois Basin payments to United States federal government:** | **Total Illinois Basin payments to United States federal government:** | **Total Illinois Basin payments to United States federal government:** | $**24555768** | 2024 |

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| | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **SEGMENT** | **PROJECT / SUBNATIONAL POLITICAL JURISDICTION** | **RESOURCE / METHOD OF EXTRACTION** | **GOVERNMENTAL RECIPIENT / COUNTRY** | **PAYMENT TYPE** | **PAYMENT AMOUNT(in USD)** | **FISCAL YEAR** |
|  | Kentucky | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Federal black lung excise taxes | $355493 | 2024 |
|  | West Virginia | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Federal black lung excise taxes | $8086961 | 2024 |
|  | **Appalachia federal black lung excise taxes subtotal:** | **Appalachia federal black lung excise taxes subtotal:** | **Appalachia federal black lung excise taxes subtotal:** | **Appalachia federal black lung excise taxes subtotal:** | $**8442454** | 2024 |
|  | Kentucky | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Federal reclamation fees | $79943 | 2024 |
| Appalachia Coal  | West Virginia | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Federal reclamation fees | $704469 | 2024 |
| Operations | **Appalachia federal reclamation fees subtotal:** | **Appalachia federal reclamation fees subtotal:** | **Appalachia federal reclamation fees subtotal:** | **Appalachia federal reclamation fees subtotal:** | $**784412** | 2024 |
|  | Kentucky | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Black lung benefits | $141752 | 2024 |
|  | Maryland | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Black lung benefits | $2602 | 2024 |
|  | **Appalachia black lung benefits:** | **Appalachia black lung benefits:** | **Appalachia black lung benefits:** | **Appalachia black lung benefits:** | $**144354** | 2024 |
|  | West Virginia | Coal / Underground | Federal government / United States | Permitting fees | $12832 | 2024 |
|  | **Appalachia permitting fees:** | **Appalachia permitting fees:** | **Appalachia permitting fees:** | **Appalachia permitting fees:** | $**12832** | 2024 |
|  | **Total Appalachia payments to United States federal government:** | **Total Appalachia payments to United States federal government:** | **Total Appalachia payments to United States federal government:** | **Total Appalachia payments to United States federal government:** | $**9384052** | 2024 |

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| | | | | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **SEGMENT** | **PROJECT / SUBNATIONAL POLITICAL JURISDICTION** | **RESOURCE / METHOD OF EXTRACTION** | **GOVERNMENTAL RECIPIENT / COUNTRY** | **PAYMENT TYPE** | **PAYMENT AMOUNT(in USD)** | **FISCAL YEAR** |
| Oil & Gas Royalties | (1) | Oil and natural gas / Wells | Federal government / United States | Federal income taxes | $17500000 | 2024 |

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) The United States federal government levies income taxes at the Alliance Minerals, LLC ("Alliance Minerals") level rather than on a per project basis. Alliance Minerals is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. and holds its oil & gas mineral interests. Income tax payment information in the table above is presented at the Alliance Minerals entity level.

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **Total payments** |  |  |
| Federal black lung excise taxes | $30593242 | 2024 |
| Federal reclamation fees  | $3042138 | 2024 |
| Black lung benefits | $277008 | 2024 |
| Permitting fees | $27432 | 2024 |
| Alliance Minerals federal income taxes | $17500000 | 2024 |
| **Total payments to United States federal government:** | $**51439820** | 2024 |

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