Juniper Coal S-3ASR Automatic shelf registration

Exhibit 12

PEABODY ENERGY
COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(IN THOUSANDS)

	Year		Nine Months			Year		Year			Year		Year		Quarter
	Ended		Ended			Ended		Ended			Ended		Ended		Ended
	March 31, 2001		December 31, 2001			December 31, 2002		December 31, 2003			December 31, 2004		December 31, 2005		March 31, 2006
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes and Minority Interests	$	141,869	$	(9,628	)	$	78,804	$	(3,181	)	$	153,071	$	426,085	$	146,447
Interest Expense		197,686		88,686			102,458		98,540			96,793		102,939		27,400
Interest Portion of Rental Expense		44,303		37,294			53,958		49,762			50,273		46,131		10,649
Adjusted Earnings	$	383,858	$	116,352		$	235,220	$	145,121		$	300,137	$	575,155	$	184,496
Interest Expense	$	197,686	$	88,686		$	102,458	$	98,540		$	96,793	$	102,939	$	27,400
Interest Portion of Rental Expense		44,303		37,294			53,958		49,762			50,273		46,131		10,649
Adjusted fixed charges	$	241,989	$	125,980		$	156,416	$	148,302		$	147,066	$	149,070	$	38,049
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		1.59		0.92			1.50		0.98			2.04		3.86		4.85