Royal Energy Resources (ROYE) 10-Q 14 Aug 17 2017 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document and Entity Information

Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Aug. 10, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Royal Energy Resources, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	1,102,392
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,164,496
Trading Symbol	ROYE
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2,017

Condensed Statements of Financi

Condensed Statements of Financial Position (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,903	$ 86
Accounts receivable, less allowance for bad debts of $0 as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016	19,579	13,893
Inventories	10,471	8,050
Advance royalties, current portion	931	898
Investment in available for sale securities	10,580	3,532
Prepaid expenses and other	4,764	4,929
Total current assets	48,228	31,388
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
At cost, including coal properties, mine development and construction costs	244,079	69,684
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(34,076)	(4,572)
Net property, plant and equipment	210,003	65,112
Advance royalties, net of current portion	7,767	7,652
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	130	5,121
Intangible purchase option	21,750	21,750
Goodwill		7,594
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $101 and $67, respectively		34
Other non-current assets	27,576	27,591
TOTAL	315,454	166,242
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	12,888	10,447
Accrued expenses and other	15,763	11,405
Notes payable-related party	504	504
Current portion of long-term debt	12,290	12,040
Current portion of asset retirement obligations	917	917
Related party advance and accrued interest payable	78	71
Total current liabilities	42,440	35,384
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Deferred tax liability	44,031
Long-term debt, net of current portion	2,500
Asset retirement obligations, net of current portion	20,102	26,503
Other non-current liabilities	39,958	39,073
Total non-current liabilities	106,591	65,576
Total liabilities	149,031	100,960
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 16)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock: $0.00001 par value; authorized 25,000,000 shares; 17,184,095 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and authorized 500,000,000; 17,212,278 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016.	1	1
Additional paid-in capital	47,715	47,295
Stock subscription receivable		(213)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,978	874
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	87,183	(20,579)
Total stockholders' equity owned by common shareholders	136,877	27,378
Non-controlling interest	29,546	37,904
Total stockholders' equity owned by common shareholders	166,423	65,282
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 315,454	$ 166,242

Condensed Statements of Financ3

Condensed Statements of Financial Position (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful debts	$ 0	$ 0
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ 101	$ 67
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	51,000	51,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	51,000	51,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Common stock, shares authorized	25,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	17,184,095	17,212,278
Common stock, shares outstanding	17,184,095	17,212,278

Condensed Statements of Operati

Condensed Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
REVENUES:
Coal sales	$ 54,710	$ 39,106	$ 106,491	$ 45,684
Freight and handling revenues	187	581	318	682
Other revenues	1,638	1,926	3,276	1,406
Total revenues	56,535	41,613	110,085	47,772
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Cost of operations (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)	46,592	33,361	91,522	37,400
Freight and handling costs	228	516	997	603
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	6,978	1,319	30,117	1,377
Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately above)	3,277	4,505	6,671	6,779
Loss on sale/disposal of asset - net	71		70
Total costs and expenses	57,146	39,701	129,377	46,159
(LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	(611)	1,912	(19,292)	1,613
Interest income
Other		31		37
Related party		2		3
Interest expense
Other	(1,012)	(1,759)	(2,228)	(2,094)
Related Party	(3)	(3)	(6)	(6)
Equity in net income/(loss) of unconsolidated affiliates	40	(26)	36	(65)
Gain on bargain purchase			171,151
Total interest and other (expense)/income	(975)	(1,755)	168,953	(2,125)
NET (LOSS)/INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	(1,586)	157	149,661	(512)
INCOME TAXES			44,031
NET (LOSS)/INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	(1,586)	157	105,630	(512)
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (NOTE 4)
Income from discontinued operations		420		1,339
NET (LOSS)/INCOME BEFORE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST	(1,586)	577	105,630	827
Less net (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interest	(452)	84	(9,273)	121
NET (LOSS)/INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS	(1,134)	493	114,903	706
Other comprehensive income:
Fair market value adjustment for available-for-sale investment	554		2,021
Less comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest	252		915
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)/INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ (832)	$ 493	$ 116,009	$ 706
Net (loss)/income per share, basic and diluted
Continuing operations	$ (0.07)	$ 0.01	$ 6.68	$ (0.03)
Discontinued operations		0.02		0.07
Net income per share, basic and diluted	$ (0.07)	$ 0.03	$ 6.68	$ 0.05
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted	17,207,883	16,699,036	17,203,109	15,624,438

Condensed Statements of Cash Fl

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 105,630	$ 827
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	30,117	1,703
Accretion on asset retirement obligations	860	382
Amortization of deferred revenue		(555)
Amortization of advance royalties	567	351
Amortization of debt issuance costs	720	435
Loss on retirement of advance royalties	140	27
(Gain) on sale/disposal of assets - net	70
(Gain) on bargain purchase	(171,151)
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates	(36)	26
Equity-based compensation	260	803
Value of common shares issued for services	250
Accrued interest income-related party		(3)
Accrued interest expense-related party		6
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(5,933)	(777)
Inventories	(2,421)	(2,419)
Advance royalties	(855)	(88)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(1,378)	(1,605)
Accounts payable	2,229	2,223
Accounts payable-related party	6	9
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	3,470	1,420
Deferred income taxes	44,031
Asset retirement obligations	(34)	(72)
Net cash provided by operating activities	6,542	2,693
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment in Rhino Resource Partners, LP		(4,500)
Investment in Blaze Mining royalty		(200)
Cash acquired in acquisitions		969
Sale of Rhino preferred and common units	2,300
Proceeds from business disposal	890
Additions to property, plant, and equipment	(10,612)	(1,855)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant, and equipment	404
Net cash used in investing activities	(7,018)	(5,586)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings on line of credit	64,750	48,500
Repayments on line of credit	(62,500)	(54,250)
Payments on debt issuance costs	(227)	(1,148)
Proceeds from related party loans	85
Repayments of loans from related party	(2,085)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	120	900
Repayment of notes payable and long-term debt		(56)
Net proceeds from loan -Cedarview	2,150
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes		2,150
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	2,293	(3,904)
NET (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	1,817	(6,797)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - Beginning of period	86	7,104
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - End of period	$ 1,903	$ 307

Basis of Presentation, Organiza

Basis of Presentation, Organization and Going Concern	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation, Organization and Going Concern	1 BASIS OF PRESENTATION, ORGANIZATION AND GOING CONCERN Basis of presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Royal Energy Resources, Inc. (the “Company,” “Royal,” “we,” or “our” ) and its wholly owned subsidiaries Rhino GP LLC (“Rhino GP” or General Partner), Blaze Minerals, LLC (“Blaze”), a West Virginia limited liability company, and Blue Grove Coal, LLC (“Blue Grove”), a West Virginia limited liability company, and its majority owned subsidiary Rhino Resource Partners, LP (“Rhino” or the “Partnership”)(OTCQB:RHNO), a Delaware limited partnership. Rhino GP is the general partner of Rhino. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Unaudited Interim Financial Information The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year. Organization and nature of business Royal is a Delaware corporation which was incorporated on March 22, 1999, under the name Webmarketing, Inc. On July 7, 2004, the Company revived its charter and changed its name to World Marketing, Inc. In December 2007 the Company changed its name to Royal Energy Resources, Inc. Since 2007, the Company pursued gold, silver, copper and rare earth metal mining concessions in Romania and mining leases in the United States. Commencing in January 2015, the Company began a series of transactions to sell all of its existing assets, undergo a change in ownership control and management and repurpose itself as a North American energy recovery company, planning to purchase a group of synergistic, long-lived energy assets, but taking advantage of favorable valuations for mergers and acquisitions in the current energy markets. On April 13, 2015, the Company executed an agreement for the first acquisition in furtherance of its change in principal operations. Blaze Minerals is the owner of 40,976 net acres of coal and coalbed methane mineral interest in 22 counties across West Virginia. Blue Grove is a licensed mine operator based in McDowell County, West Virginia and is currently under contract to operate a mine owned by GS Energy, LLC. As discussed further below, Royal obtained control of, and a majority limited partner interest, in Rhino on March 17, 2016. Rhino was formed on April 19, 2010 to acquire Rhino Energy LLC (the “Operating Company”). The Operating Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries produce and market coal from surface and underground mines in Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, and Utah. The majority of Rhino’s sales are made to domestic utilities and other coal-related organizations in the United States. Royal Energy Resources, Inc. Acquisition of Rhino On January 21, 2016, a definitive agreement (“Definitive Agreement”) was completed between Royal and Wexford Capital LP and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Wexford”) whereby Royal acquired 676,912 issued and outstanding common units of Rhino previously owned by Wexford for $3.5 million. The Definitive Agreement also included a commitment by Royal to acquire within sixty days from the date of the Definitive Agreement all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Rhino GP, the general partner of Rhino, as well as 945,526 issued and outstanding subordinated units of the Partnership owned by Wexford for $1.0 million. On March 17, 2016, Royal completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the General Partner, as well as 945,526 issued and outstanding subordinated units from Wexford. Royal obtained control of, and a majority limited partner interest, in the Partnership with the completion of this transaction. On March 21, 2016, Royal and the Partnership entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Partnership issued 6,000,000 common units to Royal in a private placement at $1.50 per common unit for an aggregate purchase price of $9.0 million. Royal paid the Partnership $2.0 million in cash and delivered a promissory note payable to Rhino in the amount of $7.0 million (the “Rhino Promissory Note”). The promissory note was payable in three installments: (i) $3.0 million on July 31, 2016; (ii) $2.0 million on or before September 30, 2016 and (iii) $2.0 million on or before December 31, 2016. On December 30, 2016, the Partnership modified the Rhino Promissory Note with Royal for the final $2.0 million payment due on or before December 31, 2016 to extend the due date to December 31, 2018 and to provide that it would be convertible into shares of Royal common stock at Royal’s election. See discussion below. As a result of these transactions, Rhino became a majority-owned subsidiary of Royal. Option Agreement-Armstrong Energy On December 30, 2016, the Partnership entered into an option agreement (the “Option Agreement”) with Royal, Rhino Resources Partners Holdings, LLC (“Rhino Holdings”), an entity wholly owned by certain investment partnerships managed by Yorktown Partners LLC (“Yorktown”), and the General Partner. Upon execution of the Option Agreement, the Partnership received an option (the “Call Option”) from Rhino Holdings to acquire substantially all of the outstanding common stock of Armstrong Energy, Inc. (“Armstrong Energy”) that is currently owned by investment partnerships managed by Yorktown, which currently represent approximately 97% of the outstanding common stock of Armstrong Energy. The Option Agreement stipulates that the Partnership can exercise the Call Option no earlier than January 1, 2018 and no later than December 31, 2019. In exchange for Rhino Holdings granting the Partnership the Call Option, the Partnership issued 5.0 million common units, representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “Call Option Premium Units”) to Rhino Holdings upon the execution of the Option Agreement. The Option Agreement stipulates the Partnership can exercise the Call Option and purchase the common stock of Armstrong Energy in exchange for a number of common units to be issued to Rhino Holdings, which when added with the Call Option Premium Units, will result in Rhino Holdings owning 51% of the fully diluted common units of the Partnership. The purchase of Armstrong Energy through the exercise of the Call Option would also require Royal to transfer a 51% ownership interest in the General Partner to Rhino Holdings. The Partnership’s ability to exercise the Call Option is conditioned upon (i) sixty (60) days having passed since the entry by Armstrong Energy into an agreement with its bondholders to restructure its bonds and (ii) the amendment of the Partnership’s revolving credit facility to permit the acquisition of Armstrong Energy. The percentage ownership of Armstrong Energy represented by the Armstrong shares as of the date the Call Option is exercised is subject to dilution based upon the terms under which Armstrong Energy restructures its indebtedness, the terms of which have not been determined yet. The Option Agreement also contains an option (the “Put Option”) granted by the Partnership to Rhino Holdings whereby Rhino Holdings has the right, but not the obligation, to cause the Partnership to purchase substantially all of the outstanding common stock of Armstrong Energy from Rhino Holdings under the same terms and conditions discussed above for the Call Option. The exercise of the Put Option is dependent upon (i) the entry by Armstrong Energy into an agreement with its bondholders to restructure its bonds and (ii) the termination and repayment of any outstanding balance under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility. In the event either the Partnership or Rhino GP fail to perform their obligations in the event Rhino Holdings exercises the Put Option, then Rhino Holdings and the Partnership each have the right to terminate the Option Agreement, in which event no party thereto shall have any liability to any other party under the Option Agreement, although Rhino Holdings shall be allowed to retain the Call Option Premium Units. The Option Agreement contains customary covenants, representations and warranties and indemnification obligations for losses arising from the inaccuracy of representations or warranties or breaches of covenants contained in the Option Agreement, the Seventh Amendment and the GP Amendment. Upon the request by Rhino Holdings, Rhino will also enter into a registration rights agreement that provides Rhino Holdings with the right to demand two shelf registration statements and registration statements on Form S-1, as well as piggyback registration rights for as long as Rhino Holdings owns at least 10% of the outstanding common units. Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement On December 30, 2016, the Partnership entered into a Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Preferred Unit Agreement”) with Weston Energy LLC (“Weston”), an entity wholly owned by certain investment partnerships managed by Yorktown, and Royal. Under the Preferred Unit Agreement, Weston and Royal agreed to purchase 1,300,000 and 200,000, respectively, of Series A preferred units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“Series A Preferred Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Series A preferred unit. The Series A preferred units have the preferences, rights and obligations set forth in the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, Weston and Royal paid cash of $11.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively, to the Partnership and Weston assigned to the Partnership a $2.0 million note receivable from Royal originally dated September 30, 2016 (the “Weston Promissory Note”). The Preferred Unit Agreement contains customary representations, warrants and covenants, which include among other things, that, for as long as the Series A preferred units are outstanding, the Partnership will cause CAM Mining, LLC (“CAM Mining”), which comprises the Partnership’s Central Appalachia segment, to conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice and use reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact its current organization, business and franchise and to preserve the rights, franchises, goodwill and relationships of its employees, customers, lenders, suppliers, regulators and others having business relationships with CAM Mining. The Preferred Unit Agreement stipulates that upon the request of the holder of the majority of the Partnership’s common units following their conversion from Series A preferred units, as outlined in the Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement, the Partnership will enter into a registration rights agreement with such holder. Such majority holder has the right to demand two shelf registration statements and registration statements on Form S-1, as well as piggyback registration rights. Letter Agreement Regarding Rhino Promissory Note and Weston Promissory Note On December 30, 2016, the Partnership and Royal entered into a letter agreement whereby they extended the maturity dates of the Weston Promissory Note and the final installment payment of the Rhino Promissory Note to December 31, 2018. The letter agreement further provides that the aggregate $4.0 million balance of the Weston Promissory Note and Rhino Promissory Note may be converted at Royal’s option into a number of shares of Royal’s common stock equal to the outstanding balance multiplied by seventy-five percent (75%) of the volume-weighted average closing price of Royal’s common stock for the 90 days preceding the date of conversion (“Royal VWAP”), subject to a minimum Royal VWAP of $3.50 and a maximum Royal VWAP of $7.50. Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Rhino Resource Partners LP On December 30, 2016, Rhino GP entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership (“Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement”) to create, authorize and issue the Series A Preferred Units. The Series A preferred units are a new class of equity security that rank senior to all classes or series of equity securities of the Partnership with respect to distribution rights and rights upon liquidation. The holders of the Series A preferred units shall be entitled to receive annual distributions equal to the greater of (i) 50% of the CAM Mining free cash flow (as defined below) and (ii) an amount equal to the number of outstanding Series A preferred units multiplied by $0.80. “CAM Mining free cash flow” is defined in the Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement as (i) the total revenue of the Partnership’s Central Appalachia business segment, minus (ii) the cost of operations (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization) for the Partnership’s Central Appalachia business segment, minus (iii) an amount equal to $6.50, multiplied by the aggregate number of met coal and steam coal tons sold by the Partnership from its Central Appalachia business segment. If the Partnership fails to pay any or all of the distributions in respect of the Series A preferred units, such deficiency will accrue until paid in full and the Partnership will not be permitted to pay any distributions on its Partnership interests that rank junior to the Series A preferred units, including its common units. The Series A preferred units will be liquidated in accordance with their capital accounts and upon liquidation will be entitled to distributions of property and cash in accordance with the balances of their capital accounts prior to such distributions to equity securities that rank junior to the Series A preferred units. The Series A preferred units will vote on an as-converted basis with the common units, and the Partnership will be restricted from taking certain actions without the consent of the holders of a majority of the Series A preferred units, including: (i) the issuance of additional Series A preferred units, or securities that rank senior or equal to the Series A preferred units; (ii) the sale or transfer of CAM Mining or a material portion of its assets; (iii) the repurchase of common units, or the issuance of rights or warrants to holders of common units entitling them to purchase common units at less than fair market value; (iv) consummation of a spin off; (v) the incurrence, assumption or guaranty of indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $50.0 million except indebtedness relating to entities or assets that are acquired by the Partnership or its affiliates that is in existence at the time of such acquisition or (vi) the modification of CAM Mining’s accounting principles or the financial or operational reporting principles of the Partnership’s Central Appalachia business segment, subject to certain exceptions. The Partnership will have the option to convert the outstanding Series A preferred units at any time on or after the time at which the amount of aggregate distributions paid in respect of each Series A preferred unit exceeds $10.00 per unit. Each Series A preferred unit will convert into a number of common units equal to the quotient (the “Series A Conversion Ratio”) of (i) the sum of $10.00 and any unpaid distributions in respect of such Series A Preferred Unit divided by (ii) 75% of the volume-weighted average closing price of the common units for the preceding 90 trading days (the “VWAP”); provided however, that the VWAP will be capped at a minimum of $2.00 and a maximum of $10.00. On December 31, 2021, all outstanding Series A preferred units will convert into common units of the Partnership at the then applicable Series A Conversion Ratio. Debt Classification Reclassifications

Summary of Significant Accounti

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and General	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and General	2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND GENERAL Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates. In December 2012, the Partnership made an initial investment in a new joint venture, Muskie Proppant LLC (“Muskie”), with affiliates of Wexford Capital. In November 2014, the Partnership contributed its investment interest in Muskie to Mammoth Energy Partners LP (“Mammoth”) in return for a limited partner interest in Mammoth. In October 2016, the Partnership contributed its limited partner interests in Mammoth to Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUSK) (“Mammoth Inc.”) in exchange for 234,300 shares of common stock of Mammoth, Inc. In September 2014, the Partnership made an initial investment of $5.0 million in a new joint venture, Sturgeon Acquisitions LLC (“Sturgeon”), with affiliates of Wexford Capital and Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: GPOR) (“Gulfport”). The Partnership accounts for the investment in this joint venture and results of operations under the equity method based upon its ownership percentage. The Partnership recorded its proportionate share of the operating income for this investment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 of approximately $40,000 and $36,000, respectively. The Partnership recorded its proportionate share of the operating (loss) for Sturgeon for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 of approximately ($26,000) and ($0.1) million, respectively. In June 2017, the Partnership contributed its limited partner interests in Sturgeon to Mammoth Inc. in exchange for 336,447 shares of common stock of Mammoth Inc. As of June 30, 2017, the Partnership owned 568,794 shares of Mammoth Inc. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Partnership recorded a fair market value adjustment of $2.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively, for its available-for-sale investment in Mammoth Inc. based on the market value of the shares at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, which was recorded in Other Comprehensive Income. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Partnership has recorded its investment in Mammoth Inc. as a short-term asset, which the Partnership has classified as available-for-sale. The Partnership has included its investment in Mammoth and its prior investment in Muskie and Sturgeon in its Other category for segment reporting purposes. Recently Issued Accounting Standards. Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition—Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts Property, Plant, and Equipment Intangibles—Goodwill and Other In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805)

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions	3 ACQUISITIONS Acquisition of Rhino GP, LLC and Rhino Resource Partners, LP As discussed in Note 1, the Company acquired Rhino GP and obtained control of, and became a majority limited partner, in Rhino on March 17, 2016. Rhino GP is the general partner of Rhino. Rhino is a diversified energy limited partnership formed in Delaware that is focused on coal and energy related assets and activities, including energy infrastructure investments. Rhino produces, processes and sells high quality coal of various steam and metallurgical grades. Rhino markets its steam coal primarily to electric utility companies as fuel for their steam powered generators. Customers for its metallurgical coal are primarily steel and coke producers who use its coal to produce coke, which is used as a raw material in the steel manufacturing process. Rhino’s business includes investments in oilfield services for independent oil and natural gas producers and land-based drilling contractors in North America. The investments provide completion and production services, including pressure pumping, pressure control, flowback and equipment rental services, and also produce and sell natural sand for hydraulic fracturing. Rhino has a geographically diverse asset base with coal reserves located in Central Appalachia, Northern Appalachia, the Illinois Basin and the Western Bituminous region. As of December 31, 2016, Rhino controlled an estimated 256.9 million tons of proven and probable coal reserves, consisting of an estimated 203.5 million tons of steam coal and an estimated 53.4 million tons of metallurgical coal. In addition, as of December 31, 2016, Rhino controlled an estimated 196.5 million tons of non-reserve coal deposits. At June 30, 2017, the Company’s investment in Rhino consists of $11,250,213 in cash and $4,000,000 in notes payable. The acquisition was completed in three steps as described in Note 1. The fair value of Rhino’s property, plant and equipment was determined by an independent, third-party appraiser that completed their report during the first quarter of 2017. The fair value of the Partnership’s coal properties were based on observable inputs from market transactions that closely related to the nature of Rhino’s coal properties. The asset retirement obligations of the Partnership were adjusted to fair value based upon current risk adjusted discount rates. The original provisional assets and liabilities were adjusted as of March 31, 2017 within the one year measurement period. The total income statement impact of these adjustments was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The table below reflects the value the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed for the acquisition of Rhino. Final Amounts Provisional Amounts March 17, 2016 December 31, 2016 (thousands) Assets: Current Assets $ 25,851 $ 23,117 Property, plant and equipment 229,950 66,812 Other non-current assets 37,673 40,047 Total identifiable assets 293,474 129,976 Liabilities: Current liabilities 60,211 62,810 Non-current liabilities Long-term debt, net of current portion 2,536 2,536 Asset retirement obligations, net of current portion 17,986 27,108 Other non-current liabilities 37,090 37,092 Total non-current liabilities 57,612 66,736 Total liabilities 117,823 129,546 Net identifiable assets 175,651 430 Goodwill - 7,594 subtotal 175,651 8,024 Non-controlling shareholders - 3,524 Bargain purchase gain 171,151 - Total consideration paid $ 4,500 $ 4,500 Note: Final amounts were determined in the quarter ending March 31, 2017 as discussed above, which resulted in the differences to the provisional amounts. Operating results for Rhino for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows. Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in thousands) (in thousands) Revenues $ 56,535 $ 41,613 $ 110,085 $ 80,943 Comprehensive income/(loss) 844 (121,953 ) 282 (127,972 ) Net loss per unit, basic and fully diluted $ (0.08 ) $ (13.42 ) $ (0.30 ) $ (26.57 ) The previous quarter’s remeasurement of the acquired net assets of Rhino resulted in the recognition of a deferred income tax liability of $55,529 as of the acquisition date. The recognition of this deferred tax liability has been included in the previous quarter’s provision for income taxes. The recognition of the deferred tax liability also reflects future taxable income through the reversals of temporary differences; therefore, the previous quarter’s tax provision also includes the reversal of a valuation allowance of $7,415 which had been applied to deferred tax assets at December 31, 2016. The remaining components of the provision consists of the deferred tax effects arising from other net income and expense items for the period, including the effects of acquisition remeasurements recognized in the previous quarter. The Company has no current income tax expense. Blaze Mining Company, LLC Option Termination and Royalty Agreement On May 29, 2015, the Company entered into an Option Agreement with Blaze Energy Corp. (“Blaze Energy”) to acquire all of the membership units of Blaze Mining Company, LLC (“Blaze Mining”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blaze Energy. Under the Option Agreement, as amended, the Company had the right to complete the purchase through March 31, 2016 by the issuance of 1,272,858 shares of the Company’s common stock and payment of $250,000 in cash. Blaze Mining controlled operations for and had the right to acquire 100% ownership of Alpheus Coal Impoundment reclamation site in McDowell County, West Virginia under a contract with Gary Partners, LLC, which owned the property. On February 22, 2016, the Company facilitated a series of transactions wherein: (i) Blaze Mining and Blaze Energy entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Gary Partners, LLC; (ii) Blaze Mining entered into an Assignment Agreement to assign its rights under the Asset Purchase Agreement to a third party; and (iii) the Company and Blaze Energy entered into an Option Termination Agreement, as amended, whereby the following royalties granted to Blaze Mining under the Assignment Agreement were assigned to the Company: a $1.25 per ton royalty on raw coal or coal refuse mined or removed from the property, and a $1.75 per ton royalty on processed or refined coal or coal refuse mined or removed from the property (the “Royalties”). Pursuant to the Option Termination Agreement, the parties thereby agreed to terminate the Option Agreement by the issuance of 1,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to Blaze Energy in consideration for the payment by Blaze Energy of $350,000 to the Company and the assignment by Blaze Mining of the Royalties to the Company. The transactions closed on March 22, 2016. Pursuant to an Advisory Agreement with East Coast Management Group, LLC (“ECMG”), the Company agreed to compensate ECMG $200,000 in cash; $0.175 of the $1.25 royalty on raw coal or coal refuse; and $0.25 of the $1.75 royalty on processed or refined coal for its services in facilitating the Option Termination Agreement. The transaction was initially valued based on the trading price of the Company’s common stock on March 22, 2016 as follows. (thousands) Royalty interests $ 21,113 Cash received 350 Cash paid (200 ) Common stock issued $ 21,263 The Company performed a comprehensive review of its current coal mining operations as well as potential future development projects for the year ended December 31, 2016 to ascertain any potential impairment losses. Since production from this property had not begun at December 31, 2016, the Company engaged a third-party engineer to provide an estimate of fair value. The specialist valued the royalty interests at $4.4 million. Accordingly, the Company recorded an asset impairment loss of $16.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (NOTE 4)
Discontinued Operations	4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS Elk Horn Coal Leasing In August 2016, the Partnership entered into an agreement to sell its Elk Horn coal leasing company (“Elk Horn”) to a third party for total cash consideration of $12.0 million. The Partnership received $10.5 million in cash consideration upon the closing of the Elk Horn transaction and the remaining $1.5 million of consideration was paid in ten equal monthly installments of $150,000 on the 20 th Major components of net income from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 are summarized as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in thousands) Major line items constituting (loss)/income from discontinued operations for the Elk Horn disposal: Other revenues $ - $ 1,127 $ - $ 2,226 Total revenues - 1,127 2,226 Cost of operations (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below) - 499 - 454 Depreciation, depletion and amortization - 121 - 326 Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately above) - 82 - 97 Interest expense and other - 5 - 10 Total costs and expenses - 707 - 887 Income from discontinued operations before income taxes for the Elk Horn disposal - 420 - 1,339 Income taxes - - - - Net income from discontinued operations $ - $ 420 $ - $ 1,339

Prepaid Expenses and Other Curr

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assents	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assents
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	5 PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS Prepaid expenses and other current assets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following: June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Other prepaid expenses $ 1,254 $ 761 Debt issuance costs—net 488 981 Escrow deposit 350 - Prepaid insurance 2,011 1,432 Prepaid leases 96 77 Supply inventory 565 614 Deposits - 164 Note receivable-current portion - 900 Total Prepaid expenses and other $ 4,764 $ 4,929 Debt issuance costs were included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 since Rhino’s credit facility balance was classified as a current liability. See Note 10 for further information on the amendments to Rhino’s amended and restated senior secured credit facility. As of December 31, 2016, the note receivable balance of $0.9 million related to the $1.5 million of consideration to be paid in ten equal monthly installments of $150,000 for the Elk Horn sale discussed earlier. The note receivable was paid in full as of June 30, 2017.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment	6 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT Property, plant and equipment, including coal properties and mine development and construction costs, as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are summarized by major classification as follows: Useful Lives June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Coal properties, including mining and other equipment 1 - 20 Years $ 244,079 $ 69,684 Total 244,079 69,684 Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (34,076 ) (4,572 ) Net $ 210,003 $ 65,112 Depreciation expense for mining and other equipment and related facilities, depletion expense for coal properties and oil and natural gas properties, amortization expense for mine development costs, amortization expense for intangible assets and amortization expense for asset retirement costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in thousands) (in thousands) Depreciation expense-mining and other equipment and related facilities $ 6,791 $ 1,313 $ 29,435 $ 1,361 Depletion expense for coal properties and oil and natural gas properties 162 - 718 - Amortization of mine development costs 8 - 30 - Amortization expense for intangible assets 17 25 34 42 Amortization expense for asset retirement costs - (19 ) (100 ) (26 ) Total depreciation, depletion and amortization $ 6,978 $ 1,319 $ 30,117 $ 1,377 As discussed in Notes 1 and 3, the Company acquired and became a majority limited partner in Rhino on March 17, 2016. The Company completed its purchase accounting fair value adjustments in the first quarter of 2017 and adjusted the previous provisional amounts the Company had recorded for the Rhino acquisition. The fair value purchase adjustments resulted in a bargain purchase gain of $171 million recorded in the first quarter of 2017 that related to the prior 2016 reporting period as well as $16.1 million of additional depreciation, depletion and amortization expense recorded in the first quarter of 2017 that related to the prior 2016 reporting period.

Other Non-Current Assets

Other Non-Current Assets	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
Other Non-Current Assets	7 OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS Other non-current assets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following: June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Deposits and other $ 219 $ 218 Non-current receivable 27,157 27,157 Deferred expenses 200 216 Total $ 27,576 $ 27,591 Non-current receivable Balance Sheet Call Option-Armstrong Energy The Partnership has determined the value of the common units issued at December 30, 2016 of $21.8 million constituted an amount that would be applied to the potential acquisition of Armstrong Energy, as discussed in Note 1. Because facts and circumstances, including the likelihood of consummation of the contemplated transaction, have not changed substantially since the agreement was executed, the Company has concluded that there has been no substantial change in the value of the Call Option.

Accrued Expenses and Other Curr

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities	8 ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES Accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following: June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Payroll, bonus and vacation expense $ 2,191 $ 1,721 Non income taxes 3,608 2,669 Royalty expenses 2,235 1,617 Accrued interest 605 601 Health claims 713 630 Workers’ compensation & pneumoconiosis 2,450 2,450 Preferred unit distribution 2,473 - Other 1,488 1,717 Total $ 15,763 $ 11,405

Notes Payable - Related Party

Notes Payable - Related Party	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Notes Payable - Related Party	9 NOTES PAYABLE – RELATED PARTY Related party notes payable consist of the following at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (thousands) Demand note payable dated March 6, 2015; owed E-Starts Money Co., a related party; interest at 6% per annum $ 204 $ 204 Demand note payable dated June 11, 2015; owed E-Starts Money Co., a related party; non-interest bearing 200 200 Demand note payable dated September 22, 2016; owed E-Starts Co., a related party; non-interest bearing 50 50 Demand note payable dated December 8, 2016; owed to E-Starts Money Co., a related party; non-interest bearing 50 50 Total related party notes payable $ 504 $ 504 The related party notes payable have accrued interest of $28,463 at June 30, 2017 and $22,372 at December 31, 2016. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company expensed $3,046 and $6,091, respectively, in interest from the related party loans.

Debt

Debt	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt	10 DEBT Debt as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following: June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Senior secured credit facility with PNC Bank, N.A. $ 12,290 $ 10,040 Note payable to Weston Energy dated December 30, 2016; interest at 8% per annum; due January 15, 2017 - 2,000 Note payable to Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund, L.P. dated May 31, 2017; interest at 14% annum; due May 31, 2019 2,500 - Total 14,790 12,040 Less current portion (12,290 ) (12,040 ) Long-term debt $ 2,500 $ - Secured Promissory Note Senior Secured Credit Facility with PNC Bank, N.A. On March 17, 2016, the Partnership entered into a fourth amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) of the amended and restated credit agreement. The Fourth Amendment amended the definition of change of control in the amended and restated credit agreement to permit Royal to purchase the membership interests of the General Partner. The Fourth Amendment also eliminated the option to borrow funds utilizing the LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin and establishes the borrowing rate for all borrowings under the facility to be based upon the current PRIME rate plus an applicable margin of 3.50%. On May 13, 2016, the Partnership entered into the Fifth Amendment of the amended and restated credit agreement, which extended the term to July 31, 2017. In July 2016, the Partnership entered into a sixth amendment (the “Sixth Amendment”) of its amended and restated senior secured credit agreement that permitted the sale of Elk Horn that was discussed earlier. The Sixth Amendment further reduced the maximum commitment amount allowed under the credit facility by $375,000 each quarterly period beginning September 30, 2016 through June 30, 2017 for the additional $1.5 million that was to be received from the Elk Horn sale. In December 2016, the Partnership entered into a seventh amendment of its amended and restated credit agreement (the “Seventh Amendment”). The Seventh Amendment allows for the issuance of the Series A preferred units as outlined in the Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement. The Seventh Amendment immediately reduced the revolving credit commitments by $11.0 million and provides for additional revolving credit commitment reductions of $2.0 million each on June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017. The Seventh Amendment further reduces the revolving credit commitments over time on a dollar-for-dollar basis for the net cash proceeds received from any asset sales after the Seventh Amendment date once the aggregate net cash proceeds received exceeds $2.0 million. The Seventh Amendment alters the maximum leverage ratio to 4.0 to 1.0 effective December 31, 2016 through May 31, 2017 and 3.5 to 1.0 from June 30, 2017 through December 31, 2017. The maximum leverage ratio shall be reduced by 0.50 to 1.0 for every $10.0 million of net cash proceeds, in the aggregate, received after the Seventh Amendment date from (i) the issuance of any equity by the Partnership and/or (ii) the disposition of any assets in excess of $2.0 million in the aggregate, provided, however, that in no event will the maximum leverage ratio be reduced below 3.0 to 1.0. The Seventh Amendment alters the minimum consolidated EBITDA, as calculated on a rolling twelve months basis, to $12.5 million from December 31, 2016 through May 31, 2017 and $15.0 million from June 30, 2017 through December 31, 2017. The Seventh Amendment alters the maximum capital expenditures allowed, as calculated on a rolling twelve months basis, to $20.0 million through the expiration of the credit facility. A condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Seventh Amendment is the receipt of the $13.0 million of cash proceeds received by the Partnership from the issuance of the Series A preferred units pursuant to the Preferred Unit Agreement, which was used to repay outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. Per the Seventh Amendment, the receipt of $13.0 million cash proceeds fulfills the required Royal equity contribution, which was a requirement of prior amendments to the credit agreement. On March 23, 2017, the Partnership entered into an eighth amendment (the “Eighth Amendment”) of its amended and restated credit agreement that allows the annual auditor’s report for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 to contain a qualification with respect to the short-term classification of the Partnership’s credit facility balance without creating a default under the credit agreement. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Partnership was in compliance with respect to all covenants contained in its credit agreement. On June 9, 2017, the Partnership entered into a ninth amendment (the “Ninth Amendment”) of its amended and restated credit agreement that permitted outstanding letters of credit to be replaced with different counterparties without affecting the revolving credit commitments under the credit agreement. The Ninth Amendment also permits certain lease and sale leaseback transactions under the credit agreement that do not affect the revolving credit commitments under the credit agreement for asset dispositions and also do not factor in the calculation of the maximum capital expenditures allowed under the credit agreement. At June 30, 2017, the Partnership had borrowed $12.3 million at a variable interest rate of PRIME plus 3.50% (7.75% at June 30, 2017). In addition, the Partnership had outstanding letters of credit of $26.1 million at a fixed interest rate of 5.00% at June 30, 2017. Based upon a maximum borrowing capacity of 3.50 times a trailing twelve-month EBITDA calculation (as defined in the credit agreement), the Partnership had not used $7.9 million of the borrowing availability at June 30, 2017.

Asset Retirement Obligations

Asset Retirement Obligations	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]
Asset Retirement Obligations	11 ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS The changes in asset retirement obligations for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 are as follows: Six months ended Year ended June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Balance at beginning of period (including current portion) $ 27,420 $ - Acquired - 28,200 Accretion expense 860 1,105 Adjustment resulting from annual recosting and other - (1,685 ) Adjustments to the liability resulting from final purchase allocation (7,228 ) - Liabilities settled (33 ) (200 ) Balance at end of period 21,019 27,420 Less current portion of asset retirement obligation (917 ) (917 ) Long-term portion of asset retirement obligation $ 20,102 $ 26,503

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Equity [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	12 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY In October 2012 the Company amended its charter to authorize issuance of up to 500,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.00001. In March 2017, the Company filed an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation to reduce the authorized shares of Common Stock to 25,000,000 and to reduce the authorized shares of Preferred Stock to 5,000,000 from 10,000,000. Series A preferred stock The Board has authorized one series of Preferred Stock, which is known as the “Series A Preferred Stock,” for 100,000 shares. The certificate of designation of the Series A Preferred Stock provides: the holders of Series A preferred stock shall be entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by the board of directors of the Company; participates with common stock upon liquidation; convertible into one share of common stock; and has voting rights such that the Series A preferred stock shall have an aggregate voting right for 54% of the total shares entitled to vote. Stock subscription receivable On October 4, 2016, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with East Hill Investments, Ltd. (“East Hill”), a British Virgin Islands company. The agreement provided that the Company would sell 1,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.00001, to East Hill for an aggregate purchase price of $4,250,000. The transaction was to be completed in a series of transactions for 25,000 to 50,000 shares each. The initial transaction was on October 4, 2016 in the amount of $212,500 for which the Company received a note originally due October 19, 2016 and extended to November 30, 2016. During the first quarter of 2017, both parties agreed to cancel the transaction and the shares were returned to the Company to be cancelled. Issuance of shares in private placement In the first quarter of 2017, the Company issued 21,817 shares to three investors in a private placement at $5.50 per share.

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	13 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS On March 6, 2015, the Company borrowed $203,593 from E-Starts Money Co. (“E-Starts”) pursuant to a 6% demand promissory note. (See Note 9) The proceeds were used to repay all of our indebtedness at the time. E-Starts is owned by William L. Tuorto, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. On June 11, 2015, the Company borrowed an additional $200,000 from E-Starts pursuant to a non-interest bearing demand promissory note. On September 22, 2016, the Company borrowed $50,000 from E-Starts pursuant to a non-bearing demand promissory note. On December 8, 2016, the Company borrowed $50,000 from E-Starts pursuant to a non-interest bearing demand promissory note. On March 3, 2017, the Company borrowed $50,000 from E-Starts pursuant to a non-interest bearing demand promissory note which was repaid by Royal on June 28, 2017. On March 16, 2017, the Company borrowed $25,000 from E-Starts pursuant to a non-interest bearing demand promissory note which was repaid by Royal on June 28, 2017. On April 26, 2017, the Company borrowed $10,000 from E-Starts pursuant to a non-interest bearing promissory note which was repaid by Royal on June 6, 2017. The total amount owed to E-Starts at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $503,593, plus accrued interest. E-Starts, in addition to the promissory notes listed above, advanced money to the Company for use in paying certain obligations of the Company. GS Energy, LLC is owned by Ian and Gary Ganzer (See Note 16) and is a creditor of Blue Grove. Ian Ganzer was the chief operating officer of the Company from June 2015 to September 2016. (See Note 22 for further discussion of these related party payables). The details of the due to related party account are summarized as follows: June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (thousands) Due to E-Starts Money Co Expense advances $ 11 $ 11 Accrued interest 29 22 40 33 Due to GS Energy, LLC 18 18 Due to Ian Ganzer 10 10 Due to Gary Ganzer 10 10 $ 78 $ 71 On May 14, 2015, the Company entered into an Option Agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Wellston Coal, LLC (“Wellston”) for 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Option Agreement originally terminated on September 1, 2015, but was later extended to December 31, 2016. Wellston owns approximately 1,600 acres of surface and 2,200 acres of mineral rights in McDowell County, West Virginia (the “Wellston Property”). Pursuant to the Option Agreement, pending the closing of the Wellston Property, the Company agreed to loan Wellston up to $500,000 from time to time. The loan was evidenced by a Promissory Note bearing interest at 12% per annum, due and payable at the expiration of the Option Agreement, and was secured by a Deed of Trust on the Wellston Property. The Company ultimately loaned Wellston $53,000. Our President and Secretary, Ronald Phillips, owns a minority interest in Wellston, and is the manager of Wellston. On September 13, 2016, Wellston sold its assets to an unrelated third party, and the Company received rights to a royalty of $1 per ton on the first 250,000 tons of coal mined from the property in consideration for a release of its lien on the Wellston Property.

Employee Benefits

Employee Benefits	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Employee Benefits	14 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 401(k) Plans Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in thousands) 401(k) plan expense $ 350 $ 402 $ 720 $ 706

Equity - Based Compensation

Equity - Based Compensation	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Equity - Based Compensation	15 EQUITY-BASED COMPENSATION Stock option plan - In October 2010, the General Partner established the Rhino Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan” or “LTIP”). The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Partnership by providing to employees, consultants and directors of the General Partner, the Partnership or affiliates of either, incentive compensation awards to encourage superior performance. The LTIP provides for grants of restricted units, unit options, unit appreciation rights, phantom units, unit awards, and other unit-based awards. As discussed in Note 1, on March 17, 2016, Royal completed the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the General Partner as well as 945,525 issued and outstanding subordinated units from Wexford Capital. Royal obtained control of, and a majority limited partner interest, in the Partnership with the completion of this transaction, which constituted a change in control of the Partnership. The language in the Partnership’s phantom unit and restricted unit grant agreements states that all outstanding, unvested units would become immediately vested upon a change in control. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Partnership recognized approximately $10,000 of expense from the vesting of these units as a result of the change in control.

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	16 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Coal Sales Contracts and Contingencies Year Tons (in thousands) Number of customers 2017 Q3-Q4 1,884 15 2018 1,001 5 2019 300 1 Some of the contracts have sales price adjustment provisions, subject to certain limitations and adjustments, based on a variety of factors and indices. Purchase Commitments Purchased Coal Expenses Leases Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in thousands) Lease expense $ 978 $ 1,049 $ 2,491 $ 2,078 Royalty expense $ 3,950 $ 2,606 $ 7,327 $ 4,948 Joint Ventures The Partnership made an initial capital contribution of $5.0 million during the third quarter ended September 30, 2014 to Sturgeon based upon its proportionate ownership interest. The Partnership did not make any capital contributions to the Sturgeon joint venture during the six months ended June 30, 2017 or 2016. See Note 2 for discussion on the contribution of Sturgeon to Mammoth, Inc. Blue Grove Coal, LLC (“Blue Grove”). The Members have an option to purchase the membership interests in Blue Grove from the Company. If exercised between ten and sixteen months after closing, the exercise price of the option is $50,000 less any dividends received on the shares of common stock issued in the acquisition, plus 90% of the shares issued to acquire Blue Grove. If exercised between sixteen and twenty-four months after closing, the exercise price of the option is 80% of the shares issued to acquire Blue Grove. The call option will terminate when (i) the parties agree it has terminated, (ii) when the Company pays the Members at least $1,900,000 to acquire their shares of common stock, or (iii) when a comparable option granted to the Members with respect to common stock issued to them to acquire GS Energy is terminated. The Company also has an option to sell the Blue Grove membership interests back to the Members. If exercised between ten and sixteen months after closing, the exercise price of the Company’s option is 90% of the common stock issued to the Ganzers to acquire Blue Grove. If exercised between sixteen and twenty-four months after closing, the exercise price of the Company’s option is 80% of the common stock issued to the Members to acquire Blue Grove. On December 23, 2015, the Company and the Members entered into an Amendment to Securities Exchange Agreement (“Amendment”) originally entered into on June 8, 2015. Pursuant to the Amendment, the consideration for the acquisition of Blue Grove was reduced from 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to 10,000 shares (See Note 22 for further discussion).

Major Customers

Major Customers	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]
Major Customers	17 MAJOR CUSTOMERS The Partnership had revenues or receivables from the following major customers that in each period equaled or exceeded 10% of revenues: June 30 December 31 Six months Six months 2017 2016 ended ended Receivable Receivable June 30 June 30 Balance Balance 2017 Sales 2016 Sales (in thousands) LG&E and KU $ 2,210 $ 1,496 $ 21,162 $ - PacifiCorp Energy 1,560 1,509 7,777 10,511 Big Rivers Electric Corporation 947 - 13,234 10,119 PPL Corporation - - - 20,624

Fair Value of Financial Instrum

Fair Value of Financial Instruments	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value of Financial Instruments	18 FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS The Company determines the fair value of assets and liabilities based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The fair values are based on assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk and the risks inherent in valuation techniques and the inputs to valuations. The fair value hierarchy is based on whether the inputs to valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions of what market participants would use. The fair value hierarchy includes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value as described below: Level One - Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets. Level Two - The fair value of the assets and liabilities included in Level 2 are based on standard industry income approach models that use significant observable inputs. Level Three - Unobservable inputs significant to the fair value measurement supported by little or no market activity. In those cases when the inputs used to measure fair value meet the definition of more than one level of the fair value hierarchy, the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its totality determines the applicable level in the fair value hierarchy. The book values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable are considered to be representative of their respective fair values because of the immediate short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The fair value of the Partnership’s amended and restated senior secured credit facility was based upon a Level 2 measurement utilizing a market approach, which incorporated market-based interest rate information with credit risks similar to the Partnership. The fair value of the Partnership’s amended and restated senior secured credit facility approximates the carrying value at June 30, 2017. The book value of the Company’s secured promissory note is considered to be representative of its fair value as of June 30, 2017 since only a brief time period has elapsed since the note was entered on May 31, 2017. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Partnership had a recurring fair value measurement relating to its investment in Mammoth, Inc. As discussed in Note 2, in October 2016, the Partnership contributed its limited partner interests in Mammoth to Mammoth, Inc. in exchange for 234,300 shares of common stock of Mammoth, Inc. The common stock of Mammoth, Inc. began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market in October 2016 under the ticker symbol TUSK and the Partnership sold 1,953 shares during the initial public offering of Mammoth, Inc. and received proceeds of approximately $27,000. In June 2017, the Partnership contributed its limited partner interests in Sturgeon to Mammoth Inc. in exchange for 336,447 shares of common stock of Mammoth, Inc. As of June 30, 2017, the Partnership owned 568,794 shares of Mammoth, Inc. The Partnership’s shares of Mammoth, Inc. are classified as an available-for-sale investment on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of financial position. Based on the availability of a quoted price, the recurring fair value measurement of the Mammoth, Inc. shares is a Level 1 measurement.

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information	19 SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION The unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 excludes approximately $1.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of property additions, which are recorded in accounts payable.

Segment Information

Segment Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	20 SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company produces and markets coal from surface and underground mines in Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio and Utah. The Company sells primarily to electric utilities in the United States. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company had four reportable segments: Central Appalachia (comprised of both surface and underground mines located in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia), Northern Appalachia (comprised of both surface and underground mines located in Ohio), Rhino Western (comprised of an underground mine in Utah) and Illinois Basin (comprised of an underground mine in western Kentucky). The Company’s other category is comprised of the Company’s ancillary businesses, its remaining oil and natural gas activities and its corporate overhead. The Company has not provided disclosure of total expenditures by segment for long-lived assets, as the Company does not maintain discrete financial information concerning segment expenditures for long lived assets, and accordingly such information is not provided to the Company’s chief operating decision maker. The information provided in the following tables represents the primary measures used to assess segment performance by the Company’s chief operating decision maker. Reportable segment results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2017 are as follows (Note: “DD&A” refers to depreciation, depletion and amortization): Central Northern Rhino Illinois Total Appalachia Appalachia Western Basin Other Consolidated (in thousands) Total revenues $ 25,675 $ 4,489 $ 8,763 $ 17,604 $ 4 $ 56,535 DD&A 2,424 520 1,493 2,424 117 6,978 Interest expense - - - - 1,015 1,015 Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ (720 ) $ (126 ) $ (246 ) $ (494 ) $ (0 ) $ (1,586 ) Reportable segment results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 are as follows (Note: “DD&A” refers to depreciation, depletion and amortization) (Rhino is only included from its date of acquisition of March 17, 2016): Central Northern Rhino Illinois Total Appalachia Appalachia Western Basin Other Consolidated (in thousands) Total revenues $ 5,629 $ 11,581 $ 8,324 $ 16,000 $ 79 $ 41,613 DD&A 289 195 337 448 50 1,319 Interest expense 691 101 102 256 612 1,762 Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 157 $ 157 Reportable segment results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017 are as follows (Note: “DD&A” refers to depreciation, depletion and amortization): Central Northern Rhino Illinois Total Appalachia Appalachia Western Basin Other Consolidated (in thousands) Total revenues $ 48,988 $ 10,615 $ 16,061 $ 34,412 $ 9 $ 110,085 DD&A 10,446 2,440 6,169 10,532 530 30,117 Interest expense - - - - 2,234 2,234 Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ 47,006 $ 10,185 $ 15,411 $ 33,019 $ 9 $ 105,630 Reportable segment results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 are as follows (Note: “DD&A” refers to depreciation, depletion and amortization) (Rhino is only included from its date of acquisition of March 17, 2016) Central Northern Rhino Illinois Total Appalachia Appalachia Western Basin Other Consolidated (in thousands) Total revenues $ 5,559 $ 13,518 $ 9,972 $ 18,628 $ 95 $ 47,772 DD&A 162 219 396 527 73 1,377 Interest expense 790 117 117 293 783 2,100 Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ - $ - $ - $ - $ (512 ) $ (512 )

Parent Company Financial Statem

Parent Company Financial Statements	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]
Parent Company Financial Statements	21 PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Company’s Rhino subsidiary has certain restrictions on its assets and funds that are available to be transferred outside of Rhino based upon its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as discussed in Note 10. Due to the restrictions on the assets and funds available for remittance to the Company, the following tables present the financial statements of the parent Company for all periods presented. ROYAL ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (in thousands) June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,866 $ 39 Prepaid expenses and other 424 54 Total current assets 2,290 93 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT: At cost, including coal properties, mine development and construction costs 11,432 11,432 Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization - - Net property, plant and equipment 11,432 11,432 Investment in Rhino 204,622 61,136 Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $101 and $67, respectively - 34 TOTAL $ 218,344 $ 72,695 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable 34 29 Accrued expenses and other 734 769 Note payable-related parties 504 2,504 Note payable-Rhino 4,040 4,040 Related party advance and accrued interest payable 78 71 Total current liabilities 5,390 7,413 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Deferred tax liability 44,031 - Long-term debt 2,500 - Total non-current liabilities 46,531 - Total liabilities 51,921 7,413 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Preferred stock: $0.00001 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; 51,000 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and authorized 10,000,000 shares; 51,000 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016. Common stock: $0.00001 par value; authorized 25,000,000 shares; 17,184,095 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and authorized 500,000,000; 17,212,278 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016. 1 1 Additional paid-in capital 47,715 47,295 Stock subscription receivable - (213 ) Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,978 874 Accumulated earnings (accumulated deficit) 88,098 (20,579 ) Total stockholders' equity owned by common shareholders 137,792 27,378 Total non-controlling interest 28,631 37,904 Total stockholders' equity 166,423 65,282 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 218,344 $ 72,695 ROYAL ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (in thousands, except per unit data) Three Months Six Months Ended June 30, Ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 REVENUES: Revenues $ - $ - $ - $ - Total revenues - - - - COSTS AND EXPENSES: Amortization 17 17 34 34 Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of Amortization shown separately above) 545 625 887 1,051 (Gain) on sale/disposal of assets—net - - - - Total costs and expenses 562 642 921 1,085 (LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS (562 ) (642 ) (921 ) (1,085 ) INTEREST AND OTHER (EXPENSE)/INCOME: Interest income Other - - - 1 Related party - 2 - 3 Interest expense Other (29 ) (39 ) (58 ) (39 ) Related Party (3 ) (3 ) (6 ) (6 ) Gain on bargain purchase - - 171,151 - Equity in net (loss)/income from Rhino (992 ) 1,259 (20,505 ) 1,953 Total interest and other (expense)/income (1,024 ) 1,219 150,582 1,912 NET (LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES (1,586 ) 577 149,661 827 INCOME TAXES - - 44,031 - NET (LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS (1,586 ) 577 105,630 827 NET (LOSS/ INCOME BEFORE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST (1,586 ) 577 105,630 827 Less net (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interest (452 ) 84 (9,273 ) 121 NET (LOSS)/INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS $ (1,134 ) $ 493 $ 114,903 $ 706 Net (loss)/income per share, basic and diluted $ (0.07 ) $ 0.03 $ 6.68 $ 0.05 Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted 17,207,883 16,699,036 17,203,109 15,624,438 ROYAL ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 2016 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $ 105,630 $ 827 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 34 34 Bargain purchase gain (171,151 ) - Equity in net loss of Rhino 20,505 (1,953 ) Deferred income taxes 44,031 - Value of common shares issued for services 250 283 Accrued interest income-related party - (3 ) Accrued interest expense-related party 6 6 Equity in net loss/(income) of consolidated affiliates (7 ) 15 Changes in assets and liabilities: Prepaid expenses and other assets (13 ) 36 Accounts payable 2 (24 ) Accrued expenses and other liabilities (30 ) 282 Net cash used in operating activities (743 ) (497 ) CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Investment in Rhino Resource Partners, LP - (4,500 ) Investment in Blaze Mining royalty - (200 ) Sale of Rhino preferred and common units 2,300 - Cash acquired in acquisitions - 335 Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities 2,300 (4,365 ) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from related party loans 85 - Repayments on related party loans (2,085 ) (5,000 ) Proceeds from issuance of common stock 120 900 Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes - 2,150 Net proceeds from note payable 2,150 - Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities 270 (1,950 ) NET (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,827 (6,812 ) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period 39 7,104 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period $ 1,866 $ 292

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	22 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Blue Grove Transaction On July 1, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with Ian and Gary Ganzer, under which the Company transferred its interest in Blue Grove to the Ganzers in consideration for the Ganzers’ return of 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, which was the purchase price for Blue Grove. In the same agreement, Ian Ganzer returned 9,599 shares of common stock for cancellation. The shares represented the unvested portion of a stock bonus issued to Mr. Ganzer when he was employed as chief operating officer of the Company. The parties executed mutual releases of liability. In addition, the Ganzers’ agreed to hold the Company harmless against any liability arising out its former ownership of Blue Grove.

Summary of Significant Accoun28

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and General (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates	Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates. In December 2012, the Partnership made an initial investment in a new joint venture, Muskie Proppant LLC (“Muskie”), with affiliates of Wexford Capital. In November 2014, the Partnership contributed its investment interest in Muskie to Mammoth Energy Partners LP (“Mammoth”) in return for a limited partner interest in Mammoth. In October 2016, the Partnership contributed its limited partner interests in Mammoth to Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUSK) (“Mammoth Inc.”) in exchange for 234,300 shares of common stock of Mammoth, Inc. In September 2014, the Partnership made an initial investment of $5.0 million in a new joint venture, Sturgeon Acquisitions LLC (“Sturgeon”), with affiliates of Wexford Capital and Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: GPOR) (“Gulfport”). The Partnership accounts for the investment in this joint venture and results of operations under the equity method based upon its ownership percentage. The Partnership recorded its proportionate share of the operating income for this investment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 of approximately $40,000 and $36,000, respectively. The Partnership recorded its proportionate share of the operating (loss) for Sturgeon for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 of approximately ($26,000) and ($0.1) million, respectively. In June 2017, the Partnership contributed its limited partner interests in Sturgeon to Mammoth Inc. in exchange for 336,447 shares of common stock of Mammoth Inc. As of June 30, 2017, the Partnership owned 568,794 shares of Mammoth Inc. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Partnership recorded a fair market value adjustment of $2.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively, for its available-for-sale investment in Mammoth Inc. based on the market value of the shares at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, which was recorded in Other Comprehensive Income. As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Partnership has recorded its investment in Mammoth Inc. as a short-term asset, which the Partnership has classified as available-for-sale. The Partnership has included its investment in Mammoth and its prior investment in Muskie and Sturgeon in its Other category for segment reporting purposes.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	Recently Issued Accounting Standards. Revenue Recognition Revenue Recognition—Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts Property, Plant, and Equipment Intangibles—Goodwill and Other In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230) Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805)

Acquisitions (Tables)

Acquisitions (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Schedule of Business Acquisition of Assets and Liabilities	The table below reflects the value the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed for the acquisition of Rhino. Final Amounts Provisional Amounts March 17, 2016 December 31, 2016 (thousands) Assets: Current Assets $ 25,851 $ 23,117 Property, plant and equipment 229,950 66,812 Other non-current assets 37,673 40,047 Total identifiable assets 293,474 129,976 Liabilities: Current liabilities 60,211 62,810 Non-current liabilities Long-term debt, net of current portion 2,536 2,536 Asset retirement obligations, net of current portion 17,986 27,108 Other non-current liabilities 37,090 37,092 Total non-current liabilities 57,612 66,736 Total liabilities 117,823 129,546 Net identifiable assets 175,651 430 Goodwill - 7,594 subtotal 175,651 8,024 Non-controlling shareholders - 3,524 Bargain purchase gain 171,151 - Total consideration paid $ 4,500 $ 4,500 Note: Final amounts were determined in the quarter ending March 31, 2017 as discussed above, which resulted in the differences to the provisional amounts.
Schedule of Proforma Income Statement	Operating results for Rhino for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 are as follows. Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in thousands) (in thousands) Revenues $ 56,535 $ 41,613 $ 110,085 $ 80,943 Comprehensive income/(loss) 844 (121,953 ) 282 (127,972 ) Net loss per unit, basic and fully diluted $ (0.08 ) $ (13.42 ) $ (0.30 ) $ (26.57 )
Schedule of Value Based on Trading Price	The transaction was initially valued based on the trading price of the Company’s common stock on March 22, 2016 as follows. (thousands) Royalty interests $ 21,113 Cash received 350 Cash paid (200 ) Common stock issued $ 21,263

Discontinued Operation (Tables)

Discontinued Operation (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Discontinued Operation Tables
Schedule of Discontinued operations	Major components of net income from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 are summarized as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in thousands) Major line items constituting (loss)/income from discontinued operations for the Elk Horn disposal: Other revenues $ - $ 1,127 $ - $ 2,226 Total revenues - 1,127 2,226 Cost of operations (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below) - 499 - 454 Depreciation, depletion and amortization - 121 - 326 Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately above) - 82 - 97 Interest expense and other - 5 - 10 Total costs and expenses - 707 - 887 Income from discontinued operations before income taxes for the Elk Horn disposal - 420 - 1,339 Income taxes - - - - Net income from discontinued operations $ - $ 420 $ - $ 1,339

Prepaid Expenses and Other Cu31

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets Tables
Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets	Prepaid expenses and other current assets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following: June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Other prepaid expenses $ 1,254 $ 761 Debt issuance costs—net 488 981 Escrow deposit 350 - Prepaid insurance 2,011 1,432 Prepaid leases 96 77 Supply inventory 565 614 Deposits - 164 Note receivable-current portion - 900 Total Prepaid expenses and other $ 4,764 $ 4,929

Property, Plant and Equipment (

Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment	Property, plant and equipment, including coal properties and mine development and construction costs, as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 are summarized by major classification as follows: Useful Lives June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Coal properties, including mining and other equipment 1 - 20 Years $ 244,079 $ 69,684 Total 244,079 69,684 Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (34,076 ) (4,572 ) Net $ 210,003 $ 65,112
Schedule of Depreciation expenses	Depreciation expense for mining and other equipment and related facilities, depletion expense for coal properties and oil and natural gas properties, amortization expense for mine development costs, amortization expense for intangible assets and amortization expense for asset retirement costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 were as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in thousands) (in thousands) Depreciation expense-mining and other equipment and related facilities $ 6,791 $ 1,313 $ 29,435 $ 1,361 Depletion expense for coal properties and oil and natural gas properties 162 - 718 - Amortization of mine development costs 8 - 30 - Amortization expense for intangible assets 17 25 34 42 Amortization expense for asset retirement costs - (19 ) (100 ) (26 ) Total depreciation, depletion and amortization $ 6,978 $ 1,319 $ 30,117 $ 1,377

Other Non-Current Assets (Table

Other Non-Current Assets (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Non-Current Assets	Other non-current assets as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following: June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Deposits and other $ 219 $ 218 Non-current receivable 27,157 27,157 Deferred expenses 200 216 Total $ 27,576 $ 27,591

Accrued Expenses and Other Cu34

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities	Accrued expenses and other current liabilities as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following: June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Payroll, bonus and vacation expense $ 2,191 $ 1,721 Non income taxes 3,608 2,669 Royalty expenses 2,235 1,617 Accrued interest 605 601 Health claims 713 630 Workers’ compensation & pneumoconiosis 2,450 2,450 Preferred unit distribution 2,473 - Other 1,488 1,717 Total $ 15,763 $ 11,405

Notes Payable - Related Party (

Notes Payable - Related Party (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Related Party Notes Payable	Related party notes payable consist of the following at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (thousands) Demand note payable dated March 6, 2015; owed E-Starts Money Co., a related party; interest at 6% per annum $ 204 $ 204 Demand note payable dated June 11, 2015; owed E-Starts Money Co., a related party; non-interest bearing 200 200 Demand note payable dated September 22, 2016; owed E-Starts Co., a related party; non-interest bearing 50 50 Demand note payable dated December 8, 2016; owed to E-Starts Money Co., a related party; non-interest bearing 50 50 Total related party notes payable $ 504 $ 504

Debt (Tables)

Debt (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Debt	Debt as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 consisted of the following: June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Senior secured credit facility with PNC Bank, N.A. $ 12,290 $ 10,040 Note payable to Weston Energy dated December 30, 2016; interest at 8% per annum; due January 15, 2017 - 2,000 Note payable to Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund, L.P. dated May 31, 2017; interest at 14% annum; due May 31, 2019 2,500 - Total 14,790 12,040 Less current portion (12,290 ) (12,040 ) Long-term debt $ 2,500 $ -

Asset Retirement Obligations (T

Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations	The changes in asset retirement obligations for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 are as follows: Six months ended Year ended June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (in thousands) Balance at beginning of period (including current portion) $ 27,420 $ - Acquired - 28,200 Accretion expense 860 1,105 Adjustment resulting from annual recosting and other - (1,685 ) Adjustments to the liability resulting from final purchase allocation (7,228 ) - Liabilities settled (33 ) (200 ) Balance at end of period 21,019 27,420 Less current portion of asset retirement obligation (917 ) (917 ) Long-term portion of asset retirement obligation $ 20,102 $ 26,503

Related Party Transactions (Tab

Related Party Transactions (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Schedule of Due to Related Party	The details of the due to related party account are summarized as follows: June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 (thousands) Due to E-Starts Money Co Expense advances $ 11 $ 11 Accrued interest 29 22 40 33 Due to GS Energy, LLC 18 18 Due to Ian Ganzer 10 10 Due to Gary Ganzer 10 10 $ 78 $ 71

Employee Benefits (Tables)

Employee Benefits (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
Schedule of Employee Benefits	The expense under these plans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 is included in Cost of operations and Selling, general and administrative expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and was as follows: Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in thousands) 401(k) plan expense $ 350 $ 402 $ 720 $ 706

Commitments and Contingencies (

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Quantities of Coal Commitments	As of June 30, 2017, the Partnership had commitments under sales contracts to deliver annually scheduled base quantities of coal as follows: Year Tons (in thousands) Number of customers 2017 Q3-Q4 1,884 15 2018 1,001 5 2019 300 1
Schedule of Lease and Royalty Expenses	. Lease and royalty expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 are included in Cost of operations in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the period owned by the Company were as follows: Three months ended June 30, Six months ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 (in thousands) Lease expense $ 978 $ 1,049 $ 2,491 $ 2,078 Royalty expense $ 3,950 $ 2,606 $ 7,327 $ 4,948

Major Customers (Tables)

Major Customers (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]
Schedule of Revenues or Receivables Major Customers	The Partnership had revenues or receivables from the following major customers that in each period equaled or exceeded 10% of revenues: June 30 December 31 Six months Six months 2017 2016 ended ended Receivable Receivable June 30 June 30 Balance Balance 2017 Sales 2016 Sales (in thousands) LG&E and KU $ 2,210 $ 1,496 $ 21,162 $ - PacifiCorp Energy 1,560 1,509 7,777 10,511 Big Rivers Electric Corporation 947 - 13,234 10,119 PPL Corporation - - - 20,624

Segment Information (Tables)

Segment Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Results of Operations	Reportable segment results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2017 are as follows (Note: “DD&A” refers to depreciation, depletion and amortization): Central Northern Rhino Illinois Total Appalachia Appalachia Western Basin Other Consolidated (in thousands) Total revenues $ 25,675 $ 4,489 $ 8,763 $ 17,604 $ 4 $ 56,535 DD&A 2,424 520 1,493 2,424 117 6,978 Interest expense - - - - 1,015 1,015 Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ (720 ) $ (126 ) $ (246 ) $ (494 ) $ (0 ) $ (1,586 ) Reportable segment results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 are as follows (Note: “DD&A” refers to depreciation, depletion and amortization) (Rhino is only included from its date of acquisition of March 17, 2016): Central Northern Rhino Illinois Total Appalachia Appalachia Western Basin Other Consolidated (in thousands) Total revenues $ 5,629 $ 11,581 $ 8,324 $ 16,000 $ 79 $ 41,613 DD&A 289 195 337 448 50 1,319 Interest expense 691 101 102 256 612 1,762 Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 157 $ 157 Reportable segment results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2017 are as follows (Note: “DD&A” refers to depreciation, depletion and amortization): Central Northern Rhino Illinois Total Appalachia Appalachia Western Basin Other Consolidated (in thousands) Total revenues $ 48,988 $ 10,615 $ 16,061 $ 34,412 $ 9 $ 110,085 DD&A 10,446 2,440 6,169 10,532 530 30,117 Interest expense - - - - 2,234 2,234 Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ 47,006 $ 10,185 $ 15,411 $ 33,019 $ 9 $ 105,630 Reportable segment results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 are as follows (Note: “DD&A” refers to depreciation, depletion and amortization) (Rhino is only included from its date of acquisition of March 17, 2016) Central Northern Rhino Illinois Total Appalachia Appalachia Western Basin Other Consolidated (in thousands) Total revenues $ 5,559 $ 13,518 $ 9,972 $ 18,628 $ 95 $ 47,772 DD&A 162 219 396 527 73 1,377 Interest expense 790 117 117 293 783 2,100 Net income (loss) from continuing operations $ - $ - $ - $ - $ (512 ) $ (512 )

Parent Company Financial Stat43

Parent Company Financial Statements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017
Parent Company Financial Statements Tables
Schedule of Parent Company Financial Statements	UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (in thousands) June 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,866 $ 39 Prepaid expenses and other 424 54 Total current assets 2,290 93 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT: At cost, including coal properties, mine development and construction costs 11,432 11,432 Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization - - Net property, plant and equipment 11,432 11,432 Investment in Rhino 204,622 61,136 Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $101 and $67, respectively - 34 TOTAL $ 218,344 $ 72,695 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY CURRENT LIABILITIES: Accounts payable 34 29 Accrued expenses and other 734 769 Note payable-related parties 504 2,504 Note payable-Rhino 4,040 4,040 Related party advance and accrued interest payable 78 71 Total current liabilities 5,390 7,413 NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES: Deferred tax liability 44,031 - Long-term debt 2,500 - Total non-current liabilities 46,531 - Total liabilities 51,921 7,413 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Preferred stock: $0.00001 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; 51,000 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and authorized 10,000,000 shares; 51,000 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016. Common stock: $0.00001 par value; authorized 25,000,000 shares; 17,184,095 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and authorized 500,000,000; 17,212,278 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016. 1 1 Additional paid-in capital 47,715 47,295 Stock subscription receivable - (213 ) Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,978 874 Accumulated earnings (accumulated deficit) 88,098 (20,579 ) Total stockholders' equity owned by common shareholders 137,792 27,378 Total non-controlling interest 28,631 37,904 Total stockholders' equity 166,423 65,282 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 218,344 $ 72,695 ROYAL ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (in thousands, except per unit data) Three Months Six Months Ended June 30, Ended June 30, 2017 2016 2017 2016 REVENUES: Revenues $ - $ - $ - $ - Total revenues - - - - COSTS AND EXPENSES: Amortization 17 17 34 34 Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of Amortization shown separately above) 545 625 887 1,051 (Gain) on sale/disposal of assets—net - - - - Total costs and expenses 562 642 921 1,085 (LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS (562 ) (642 ) (921 ) (1,085 ) INTEREST AND OTHER (EXPENSE)/INCOME: Interest income Other - - - 1 Related party - 2 - 3 Interest expense Other (29 ) (39 ) (58 ) (39 ) Related Party (3 ) (3 ) (6 ) (6 ) Gain on bargain purchase - - 171,151 - Equity in net (loss)/income from Rhino (992 ) 1,259 (20,505 ) 1,953 Total interest and other (expense)/income (1,024 ) 1,219 150,582 1,912 NET (LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES (1,586 ) 577 149,661 827 INCOME TAXES - - 44,031 - NET (LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS (1,586 ) 577 105,630 827 NET (LOSS/ INCOME BEFORE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST (1,586 ) 577 105,630 827 Less net (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interest (452 ) 84 (9,273 ) 121 NET (LOSS)/INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS $ (1,134 ) $ 493 $ 114,903 $ 706 Net (loss)/income per share, basic and diluted $ (0.07 ) $ 0.03 $ 6.68 $ 0.05 Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted 17,207,883 16,699,036 17,203,109 15,624,438 ROYAL ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) Six Months Ended June 30, 2017 2016 CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $ 105,630 $ 827 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: Depreciation, depletion and amortization 34 34 Bargain purchase gain (171,151 ) - Equity in net loss of Rhino 20,505 (1,953 ) Deferred income taxes 44,031 - Value of common shares issued for services 250 283 Accrued interest income-related party - (3 ) Accrued interest expense-related party 6 6 Equity in net loss/(income) of consolidated affiliates (7 ) 15 Changes in assets and liabilities: Prepaid expenses and other assets (13 ) 36 Accounts payable 2 (24 ) Accrued expenses and other liabilities (30 ) 282 Net cash used in operating activities (743 ) (497 ) CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Investment in Rhino Resource Partners, LP - (4,500 ) Investment in Blaze Mining royalty - (200 ) Sale of Rhino preferred and common units 2,300 - Cash acquired in acquisitions - 335 Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities 2,300 (4,365 ) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from related party loans 85 - Repayments on related party loans (2,085 ) (5,000 ) Proceeds from issuance of common stock 120 900 Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes - 2,150 Net proceeds from note payable 2,150 - Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities 270 (1,950 ) NET (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 1,827 (6,812 ) CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—Beginning of period 39 7,104 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS—End of period $ 1,866 $ 292

Basis of Presentation, Organi44

Basis of Presentation, Organization and Going Concern (Details Narrative) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)shares	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)shares	Dec. 30, 2016USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2016USD ($)	May 13, 2016USD ($)	Mar. 21, 2016USD ($)$ / sharesshares	Mar. 17, 2016shares	Jan. 21, 2016USD ($)shares	Jan. 21, 2016USD ($)shares	Jun. 30, 2017USD ($)ashares
Common stock issued | shares	17,212,278	17,212,278									17,184,095
Common stock value	$ 1	$ 1									$ 1
Promissory note payable											$ 2,500
Series A Preferred Units [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt conversion price per share | $ / shares			$ 2
Series A Preferred Units [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt conversion price per share | $ / shares			$ 10
Weston Promissory Note [Member]
Promissory note face value				$ 2,000
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Debt instruments periodic payments	$ 2,000			$ 2,000
Option Agreement [Member]
Ownership percentage											51.00%
Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Number of common unit shares issued during the period | shares			200,000
Price per unit | $ / shares			$ 10
Number of common unit issued during the period, value			$ 2,000
Letter Agreement [Member] | Rhino Promissory Note and Weston Promissory Note [Member]
Promissory note payable			$ 4,000
Debt instrument, maturity date			Dec. 31, 2018
Weighted average closing price			75.00%
Letter Agreement [Member] | Rhino Promissory Note and Weston Promissory Note [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt conversion price per share | $ / shares			$ 3.50
Letter Agreement [Member] | Rhino Promissory Note and Weston Promissory Note [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt conversion price per share | $ / shares			$ 7.50
Fourth Amended And Restated Agreement [Member]
Units of partnership interest, description			(i) 50% of the CAM Mining free cash flow (as defined below) and (ii) an amount equal to the number of outstanding Series A preferred units multiplied by $0.80. “CAM Mining free cash flow” is defined in the Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement as (i) the total revenue of the Partnership’s Central Appalachia business segment, minus (ii) the cost of operations (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization) for the Partnership’s Central Appalachia business segment, minus (iii) an amount equal to $6.50, multiplied by the aggregate number of met coal and steam coal tons sold by the Partnership from its Central Appalachia business segment.
Indebtedness			$ 50,000
Fourth Amended And Restated Agreement [Member] | Series A Preferred Units [Member]
Price per unit | $ / shares			$ 10
Weighted average closing price			75.00%
Unpaid distribution | $ / shares			$ 10
Fifth Amendment [Member]
Credit facility description						Rhino entered into a fifth amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) of its amended and restated agreement that initially extended the term of the senior secured credit facility to July 31, 2017. Per the Fifth Amendment, the term of the credit facility automatically extended to December 31, 2017					Rhino had met the requirements to extend the maturity date of the credit facility to December 31, 2017. Since the credit facility has an expiration date of December 2017, the Company determined that its credit facility debt liability at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 of $12.3 million and $10.0 million, respectively, should be classified as a current liability on its unaudited condensed consolidated statements of financial position.
Threshold for revolving credit commitments						$ 55,000
Credit facility maturity date											Dec. 31, 2017
Wexford Capital LP [Member]
Acquired issued and outstanding common units | shares									676,912
Due to related parties amount									$ 3,500	$ 3,500
Wexford Capital LP [Member] | Subordinated [Member]
Acquired issued and outstanding common units | shares								945,525		945,526
Due to related parties amount									$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Rhino Resource Partners [Member] | Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Common stock issued | shares							6,000,000
Private placement price per share | $ / shares							$ 1.50
Common stock value							$ 9,000
Payment of cash							2,000
Promissory note payable							$ 7,000
Debt instruments periodic payments					$ 3,000
Armstrong Energy [Member] | Option Agreement [Member]
Acquired issued and outstanding common units | shares		5,000,000
Ownership percentage		97.00%									51.00%
Weston [Member] | Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement [Member]
Number of common unit shares issued during the period | shares			1,300,000
Price per unit | $ / shares			$ 10
Number of common unit issued during the period, value			$ 11,000
West Virginia [Member]
Total acres of land | a											40,976

Summary of Significant Accoun45

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and General (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 20, 2017	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Operating loss				$ (611)	$ 1,912	$ (19,292)	$ 1,613
Sturgeon Acquisitions LLC [Member]
Investment expenses		$ 5,000
Operating loss				$ 40	$ 100	$ 36	$ 26
Mammoth Energy [Member]
Exchange of common shares			234,300
Number of shares of common stock expects to receive	$ 336,447
Number of shares owed by partnership						568,794
Available-for-sale investment adjustment						$ 2,000		$ 1,600

Acquisitions (Details Narrative

Acquisitions (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Mar. 22, 2016	May 29, 2015	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Notes payable			$ 2,500,000		$ 2,500,000
Royalty expense			3,950,000	$ 2,606,000	7,327,000	$ 4,948,000
East Coast Management Group, LLC [Member]
Payment of cash					$ 200,000
Royalty description					The Company agreed to compensate ECMG $200,000 in cash; $0.175 of the $1.25 royalty on raw coal or coal refuse; and $0.25 of the $1.75 royalty
Royalty interests					$ 4,400,000
Acquisition of Rhino GP, LLC and Rhino Resource Partners, LP [Member]
Geographically diverse asset							Rhino has a geographically diverse asset base with coal reserves located in Central Appalachia, Northern Appalachia, the Illinois Basin and the Western Bituminous region. As of December 31, 2016, Rhino controlled an estimated 256.9 million tons of proven and probable coal reserves, consisting of an estimated 203.5 million tons of steam coal and an estimated 53.4 million tons of metallurgical coal. In addition, as of December 31, 2016, Rhino controlled an estimated 196.5 million tons of non-reserve coal deposits.
Payment of cash					11,250,213
Notes payable			$ 4,000,000		$ 4,000,000
Deferred income tax liability							$ 55,529
Deferred tax liability reversal of valuation allowance							$ 7,415
Blaze Energy Corp [Member] | Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Payment of cash		$ 250,000
Number of common stock shares issued for acquisition	1,750,000	1,272,858
Royalty expense	$ 350,000
Royalty description		The Assignment Agreement were assigned to the Company: a $1.25 per ton royalty on raw coal or coal refuse mined or removed from the property, and a $1.75 per ton royalty

Acquisitions - Schedule of Busi

Acquisitions - Schedule of Business Acquisition of Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 17, 2016
Goodwill		$ 7,594
Rhino Resource Partners [Member]
Current Assets		23,117	$ 25,851
Property, plant and equipment		66,812	229,950
Other non-current assets		40,047	37,673
Total identifiable assets		129,976	293,474
Current liabilities		62,810	60,211
Long-term debt less current portion		2,536	2,536
Asset retirement obligations, net of current portion		27,108	17,986
Other non-current liabilities		37,092	37,090
Total non-current liabilities		66,736	57,612
Total liabilities		129,546	117,823
Net identifiable assets		430	175,651
Goodwill		7,594
Subtotal		8,024	175,651
Non-controlling shareholders		3,524
Bargain purchase gain			171,151
Total consideration paid		$ 4,500	$ 4,500

Acquisitions - Schedule of Prof

Acquisitions - Schedule of Proforma Income Statement (Details) - Rhino Resource Partners [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Revenues	$ 56,535	$ 41,613	$ 110,085	$ 80,943
Comprehensive (loss)	$ 844	$ (121,953)	$ 282	$ (127,972)
Net loss per share, basic and fully diluted	$ (0.08)	$ (13.42)	$ (0.30)	$ (26.57)

Acquisitions - Schedule of Valu

Acquisitions - Schedule of Value Based On Trading Price (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 22, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Royalty interests	$ 21,113		$ 200
Cash received	350
Cash paid	(200)
Common stock issued	$ 21,263

Discontinued Operations (Detail

Discontinued Operations (Details Narrative) - Elk Horn [Member] - Third Party [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 20, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016
Cash consideration		$ 12,000
Cash consideration upon the closing transaction paid		10,500
Cash consideration payable		$ 1,500
Cash Consideration paid monthly installment	$ 150

Discontinued Operation - Schedu

Discontinued Operation - Schedule of Discontinued Operations (Details) - Elk Horn [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Other revenues		$ 1,127		$ 2,226
Total revenues		1,127		2,226
Cost of operations (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately below)		499		454
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		121		326
Selling, general and administrative (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately above		82		97
Interest expense and other		5		10
Total costs and expenses		707		887
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes for the Elk Horn disposal		420		1,339
Income taxes
Net income from discontinued operations		$ 420		$ 1,339

Prepaid Expenses and Other Cu52

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details Narrative) - Elk Horn [Member] $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017USD ($)Integer	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)
Note receivable balance		$ 900
Consideration to be paid	$ 1,500
Number of monthly installments | Integer	10
Monthly installments	$ 150

Prepaid Expenses and Other Cu53

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets - Schedule of Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets Tables
Other prepaid expenses	$ 1,254	$ 761
Debt issuance costs-net	488	981
Escrow deposit	350
Prepaid insurance	2,011	1,432
Prepaid leases	96	77
Supply inventory	565	614
Deposits		164
Note receivable- current portion		900
Total Prepaid expenses and other	$ 4,764	$ 4,929

Property, Plant and Equipment54

Property, Plant and Equipment (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Gain on bargain purchase			$ (171,151)
Depreciation			$ 16,100	$ 16,100

Property, Plant and Equipment -

Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Coal properties, mining and other equipment	$ 244,079	$ 69,684
Property, plant and equipment, gross	244,079	69,684
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(34,076)	(4,572)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 210,003	$ 65,112
Minimum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, useful Lives	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, useful Lives	20 years

Property, Plant and Equipment56

Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of Depreciation Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation expense-mining and other equipment and related facilities	$ 6,791	$ 1,313	$ 29,435	$ 1,361
Depletion expense for coal properties and oil and natural gas properties	162		718
Amortization of mine development costs	8		30
Amortization expense for intangible assets	17	25	34	42
Amortization expense for asset retirement costs		(19)	(100)	(26)
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization	$ 6,978	$ 1,319	$ 30,117	$ 1,703

Other Non-Current Assets (Detai

Other Non-Current Assets (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
Noncurrent receivable balance	$ 27,157	$ 27,157
Workers' compensation liability, noncurrent	$ 27,200
Number of partnership issued common units during period	5,000,000
Call option value based upon closing price	$ 21,800
Partnership value of common units issued	$ 21,800

Other Non-Current Assets - Sche

Other Non-Current Assets - Schedule of Other Noncurrent Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
Deposits and other	$ 219	$ 218
Non-current receivable	27,157	27,157
Deferred expenses	200	216
Total other non-current assets	$ 27,576	$ 27,591

Accrued Expenses and Other Cu59

Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities - Schedule of Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Payroll, bonus and vacation expense	$ 2,191	$ 1,721
Non income taxes	3,608	2,669
Royalty expenses	2,235	1,617
Accrued interest	605	601
Health claims	713	630
Workers' compensation & pneumoconiosis	2,450	2,450
Accrued insured litigation claims	2,473
Other	1,488	1,717
Total	$ 15,763	$ 11,405

Notes Payable - Related Party60

Notes Payable - Related Party (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Related party notes payable accrued interest	$ 28,463		$ 28,463		$ 22,372
Accrued interest expense - related party	$ (3,000)	$ (3,000)	(6,000)	$ (6,000)
Notes Payable [Member]
Accrued interest expense - related party			$ 3,046	$ 6,091

Notes Payable - Related Party -

Notes Payable - Related Party - Schedule of Related Party Notes Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Total related party notes payable	$ 504	$ 504
Related Party Notes Payable One [Member]
Total related party notes payable	204	204
Related Party Notes Payable Two [Member]
Total related party notes payable	200	200
Related Party Notes Payable Three [Member]
Total related party notes payable	50	50
Related Party Notes Payable Four [Member]
Total related party notes payable	$ 50	$ 50

Notes Payable - Related Party62

Notes Payable - Related Party - Schedule of Related Party Notes Payable (Details) (Parenthetical)	Mar. 06, 2015
Related Party Notes Payable [Member]
Related party interest rate	6.00%

Debt (Details Narrative)

Debt (Details Narrative) $ in Thousands

Jun. 12, 2017USD ($)shares

Mar. 17, 2016

Jul. 29, 2011USD ($)

Jul. 31, 2016USD ($)

Jul. 30, 2016USD ($)

Apr. 30, 2015USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2016USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2017USD ($)

Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)

May 31, 2016USD ($)

Mar. 06, 2015

Debt instrument interest rate

6.00%

Promissory note payable

$ 2,500

Escrow deposit

350

Line of credit maximum borrowing capacity

12,300

Letter of credit

30,000

Proceeds from line of credit

$ 64,750

$ 48,500

Incremental interest rate above variable rate

7.50%

Series A Preferred Units [Member]

Amount of proceeds from equity issuance that will be used to satisfy schedule capital contributions

13,000

Series A Preferred Units [Member] | Credit Agreement [Member]

Amount of proceeds from equity issuance that will be used to satisfy schedule capital contributions

13,000

Seven Amendment [Member]

Threshold for revolving credit commitments

11,000

Line of credit facility, amount by which commitments must be reduced if proceeds from sale of assets are below threshold

2,000

Line of credit facility, threshold for reduction of maximum leverage ratio

10,000

Line of credit any dispositions of assets in excess can reduce the commitment

2,000

Maximum borrowing capacity of ebitda

20,000

Seven Amendment [Member] | June 30, 2017 [Member]

Threshold for revolving credit commitments

2,000

Seven Amendment [Member] | September 30, 2017 [Member]

Threshold for revolving credit commitments

2,000

Elk Horn [Member]

Proceeds from line of credit

$ 375

Line of credit reduced

$ 1,500

Prime rate plus [Member]

Incremental interest rate above variable rate

3.50%

PNC Bank [Member]

Line of credit

$ 300,000

Line of credit maximum borrowing capacity

$ 50,000

$ 10,000

80,000

$ 75,000

Letter of credit capacity description

Of the $300.0 million, $75.0 million was available for letters of credit.

Currently available for letter of credit

$ 30,000

$ 30,000

Line of credit reduced

$ 46,300

$ 50,000

$ 46,300

PNC Bank [Member] | Prime rate plus [Member]

Line of credit interest rate

3.50%

Seventh Amendment [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Line of credit facility maximum leverage ratio reduction when threshold met

0.50

Line of credit facility, maximum leverage ratio required for distributions in excess of maximum stated amount

3

Seventh Amendment [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Line of credit facility maximum leverage ratio reduction when threshold met

1

Line of credit facility, maximum leverage ratio required for distributions in excess of maximum stated amount

1

Seventh Amendment [Member] | December 31, 2016 Through May 31, 2017 [Member]

Minimum borrowing capacity of ebitda

$ 12,500

Seventh Amendment [Member] | December 31, 2016 Through May 31, 2017 [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Line of credit facility, maximum leverage ratio

4

Seventh Amendment [Member] | December 31, 2016 Through May 31, 2017 [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Line of credit facility, maximum leverage ratio

1

Seventh Amendment [Member] | June 30, 2017 Through December 31, 2017 [Member]

Minimum borrowing capacity of ebitda

$ 15,000

Seventh Amendment [Member] | June 30, 2017 Through December 31, 2017 [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Line of credit facility, maximum leverage ratio

3.5

Seventh Amendment [Member] | June 30, 2017 Through December 31, 2017 [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Line of credit facility, maximum leverage ratio

1

Letters of Credit [Member]

Line of credit maximum borrowing capacity

$ 7,900

Incremental interest rate above variable rate

5.00%

Outstanding letter of credit

$ 26,100

Secured Promissory Note dated May 31, 2017 [Member]

Debt instrument interest rate

17.00%

Non-default interest rate

14.00%

Promissory note payable

$ 2,500,000

Number of shares pleged | shares

5,000,000

Escrow deposit

$ 350,000

Debt instrument, principal amount

$ 503,593

Debt - Schedule of Debt (Detail

Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Senior secured credit facility with PNC Bank, N.A.	$ 12,290	$ 10,040
Total	12,290	12,040
Less current portion	(12,290)	(12,040)
Long-term debt	2,500
Weston Energy [Member]
Note payable		2,000
Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund, L.P [Member]
Note payable	$ 2,500

Debt - Schedule of Debt (Deta65

Debt - Schedule of Debt (Details) (Parenthetical)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 06, 2015
Interest rate			6.00%
Weston Energy [Member]
Interest rate	8.00%	8.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jan. 15, 2017	Jan. 15, 2017
Cedarview Opportunities Master Fund, L.P [Member]
Interest rate	14.00%	14.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	May 31, 2019	May 31, 2019

Asset Retirement Obligations -

Asset Retirement Obligations - Schedule of Asset Retirement Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period, including current portion	$ 27,420
Acquired		28,200
Accretion expense	860	1,105
Adjustments to the liability from annual recosting and other		(1,685)
Adjustments to the liability resulting from final purchase allocation	(7,228)
Liabilities settled	(33)	(200)
Balance at ending of period	21,019	27,420
Less current portion of asset retirement obligation	917	917
Long-term portion of asset retirement obligation	$ 20,102	$ 26,503

Stockholders' Equity (Details N

Stockholders' Equity (Details Narrative) - USD ($)	Oct. 04, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2012
Common stock, shares authorized			25,000,000	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, par value			$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Preferred stock, shares authorized			5,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, par value			$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Stock issued during period, value	$ 212,500
Private Placement [Member] | Three Investors [Member]
Stock issued during period		21,817
Sale of stock, price per share		$ 5.50
East Hill Investment Ltd [Member]
Common stock, par value	$ 0.00001
Stock issued during period	1,000,000
Stock issued during period, value	$ 4,250,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred stock, shares authorized			100,000
Preferred stock voting rights			Voting right for 54%
Minimum [Member]
Common stock, shares authorized		25,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized		5,000,000
Stock issued during period	25,000
Maximum [Member]
Preferred stock, shares authorized		10,000,000
Stock issued during period	50,000

Related Party Transactions (Det

Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative)	Jun. 11, 2015USD ($)	May 14, 2015USD ($)aTshares	Mar. 06, 2015USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016USD ($)	Apr. 26, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2017USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2017USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016USD ($)	Dec. 08, 2016USD ($)	Sep. 22, 2016USD ($)
Contribution of capital by related party			$ 203,593
Promissory notes interest rate			6.00%
Accrued interest				$ 28,463		$ 28,463					$ 22,372
Royalty per ton				3,950,000	$ 2,606,000	7,327,000	$ 4,948,000
Amount agreed to loan by company				12,300,000		12,300,000
Wellston Property [Member] | Surface [Member]
Total acres of land | a		1,600
Wellston Property [Member] | Mineral Rights [Member]
Total acres of land | a		2,200
E-Starts Money Co [Member]
Contribution of capital by related party	$ 200,000
Borrowing amount								$ 10,000	$ 50,000	$ 50,000		$ 50,000	$ 50,000
Accrued interest				$ 503,593		$ 503,593					$ 503,593
Wellston Coal, LLC [Member] | Option Agreement [Member]
Promissory notes interest rate		12.00%
Number of common stock shares issued for acquisition | shares		500,000
Debt instrument, maturity date		Dec. 31, 2016
Amount agreed to loan by company		$ 500,000
Wellston Coal, LLC [Member] | Option Agreement [Member] | Ronald Phillips [Member]
Number of common stock shares issued for acquisition | shares		53,000
Royalty per ton		$ 1
Coal mined from the property | T		250,000

Related Party Transactions - Su

Related Party Transactions - Summary of Due to Related Party (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Accrued interest	$ 605	$ 601
Total	78	71
E-Starts Money Co [Member]
Expense advances	11	11
Accrued interest	29	22
Total obligations	40	33
GS Energy LLC [Member]
Total	18	18
Ian And Gary Ganzer [Member]
Total	10	10
Due to Gary Ganzer [Member]
Total	10	10
Due To Related Party [Member]
Total	$ 78	$ 71

Employee Benefits - Schedule of

Employee Benefits - Schedule of Employee Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]
401(k) plan expense	$ 350	$ 402	$ 720	$ 706

Equity Based Compensation (Deta

Equity Based Compensation (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 17, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017
Total fair value of the awards that vested		$ 10
Wexford Capital [Member]
Acquisition of issued and outstanding membership interest	945,525
Employee, Consultant [Member]
Number of shares available for grant			876,309
Stock Option Plan [Member]
Number of units reserved for issuance			1,000,000
Shares reserves for award
Number of shares available for grant			1,000,000
Advisor Stock Compensation Plan [Member] | Employee, Consultant [Member]
Stock issued during period			123,691

Commitments and Contingencies72

Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 23, 2015	Jun. 10, 2015	Jun. 10, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2017
Ian Ganzer [Member] | Ten And Sixteen Months After Closing [Member]
Equity ownership interest rate		90.00%	90.00%
Option is less any dividends received on shares of common stock issued acquisition		$ 50	$ 50
Percentage of shares issued to acquired		90.00%	90.00%
Ian Ganzer [Member] | Ten And Sixteen Months After Closing [Member]
Option is less any dividends received on shares of common stock issued acquisition		$ 1,900	$ 1,900
Percentage of exercise price of option shares issued to acquire		80.00%	80.00%
Percentage of shares issued to acquired		80.00%	80.00%
Blue Grove Coal, LLC [Member] | Securities Exchange Agreement [Member]
Number of common stock shares issued for consideration	350,000
Number of common stock shares reduced for consideration	10,000
Blue Grove Coal, LLC [Member]
Number of common stock shares issued for acquisition		350,000
Blue Grove Coal, LLC [Member] | Ian Ganzer [Member]
Equity ownership interest rate		50.00%	50.00%
Blue Grove Coal, LLC [Member] | Gary Ganzer [Member]
Equity ownership interest rate		50.00%	50.00%
GS Energy LLC [Member]
Net profits		$ 900
GS Energy LLC [Member] | First Net Profits [Member]
Net profit percentage		100.00%
Net profits		$ 400
GS Energy LLC [Member] | Next Net Profits [Member]
Net profit percentage		50.00%
Net profits		$ 1,000
GS Energy LLC [Member] | Gary Ganzer [Member]
Net profit percentage			75.00%
Sturgeon Acquisitions [Member]
Initial capital contribution				$ 5,000
Purchase Commitments [Member]
Commitment to purchase					The Company had a commitment to purchase approximately 1.0 million gallons of diesel fuel at fixed prices from January 2017 through December 2017 for approximately $2.0 million.
Purchase Commitments [Member] | January 2017 through December 2017 [Member]
Commitment to purchase at fixed prices					$ 2,000

Commitments and Contingencies -

Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Quantities of Coal Commitments (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017IntegerT
2017 [Member]
Tons | T	1,884,000
Number of customers | Integer	15
2018 [Member]
Tons | T	1,001,000
Number of customers | Integer	5
2019 [Member]
Tons | T	300,000
Number of customers | Integer	1

Commitments and Contingencies74

Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Lease and Royalty Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Lease expense	$ 978	$ 1,049	$ 2,491	$ 2,078
Royalty expense	$ 3,950	$ 2,606	$ 7,327	$ 4,948

Major Customers - Schedule of R

Major Customers - Schedule of Revenues or Receivables Major Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Revenues	$ 56,535	$ 41,613	$ 110,085	$ 47,772
LGE/KU [Member]
Accounts receivable	2,210		2,210		$ 1,496
Revenues			21,162
PacifiCorp Energy [Member]
Accounts receivable	1,560		1,560		1,509
Revenues			7,777	10,511
Big Rivers Electric Corporation [Member]
Accounts receivable	947		947
Revenues			13,234	10,119
PPL Corporation [Member]
Accounts receivable
Revenues				$ 20,624

Fair Value Measurements (Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017
Initial Public Offering [Member]
Number of shares sold	1,953
Proceeds from sale of stock	$ 27
Mammoth Energy [Member]
Exchange shares of common stock	234,300
Number of shares owed by partnership		568,794

Supplemental Disclosures of Cas

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]
Accounts payable	$ 1,100	$ 1,200

Segment Information (Details Na

Segment Information (Details Narrative)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017Integer
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	4

Segment Information - Schedule

Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Results of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Total revenues	$ 56,535	$ 41,613	$ 110,085	$ 47,772
DD&A	6,978	1,319	30,117	1,703
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	(1,586)	157	105,630	(512)
Central Appalachia [Member]
Total revenues	25,675	5,629	48,988	5,559
DD&A	2,424	289	10,446	162
Interest expense		691		790
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	(720)		47,006
Northern Appalachia [Member]
Total revenues	4,489	11,581	10,615	13,518
DD&A	520	195	2,440	219
Interest expense		101		117
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	(126)		10,185
Rhino Western [Member]
Total revenues	8,763	8,324	16,061	9,972
DD&A	1,493	337	6,169	396
Interest expense		102		117
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	(246)		15,411
Illinois Basin [Member]
Total revenues	17,604	16,000	34,412	18,628
DD&A	2,424	448	10,532	527
Interest expense		256		293
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	(494)		33,019
Other [Member]
Total revenues	4	79	9	95
DD&A	117	50	530	73
Interest expense	1,015	612	2,234	783
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	0	157	9	(512)
Segment Results of Operations [Member]
Total revenues	56,535	41,613	110,085	47,772
DD&A	6,978	1,319	30,117	1,377
Interest expense	1,015	1,762	2,234	2,100
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$ (1,586)	$ 157	$ 105,630	$ (512)

Parent Company Financial Stat80

Parent Company Financial Statements - Schedule of Parent Company Financial Statements (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Mar. 22, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,903		$ 86		$ 1,903	$ 86
Prepaid expenses and other						4,764	4,929
Total current assets						48,228	31,388
At cost, including coal properties, mine development and construction costs						244,079	69,684
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization						(34,076)	(4,572)
Net property, plant and equipment						210,003	65,112
Investment in Rhino						130	5,121
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $85 and $68, respectively							34
TOTAL						315,454	166,242
Accounts payable						12,888	10,447
Accrued expenses and other						15,763	11,405
Notes payable-Related party						504	504
Related party advances and accrued interest payable						78	71
Total current liabilities						42,440	35,384
Long-term debt						2,500
Total non-current liabilities						106,591	65,576
Total liabilities						149,031	100,960
Common stock: $0.00001 par value; authorized 25,000,000 shares; 17,184,095 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and authorized 500,000,000; 17,212,278 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016.						1	1
Additional paid-in capital						47,715	47,295
Stock subscription receivable							(213)
Accumulated other comprehensive income						1,978	874
Accumulated earnings (accumulated deficit)						87,183	(20,579)
Total stockholders' equity owned by common shareholders						166,423	65,282
Total non-controlling interest						29,546	37,904
Total stockholders' equity						136,877	27,378
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY						315,454	166,242
Total revenues		56,535	$ 41,613	110,085	$ 47,772
Amortization		6,978	1,319	30,117	1,377
Selling, general and administrative (Amortization shown separately above)		3,277	4,505	6,671	6,779
(Gain) on sale/disposal of assets-net		(71)		(70)
Total costs and expenses		57,146	39,701	129,377	46,159
(LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS		(611)	1,912	(19,292)	1,613
Interest income Other			(31)		(37)
Interest income Related party			2		3
Interest expense Other		(1,012)	(1,759)	(2,228)	(2,094)
Interest expense Related party		(3)	(3)	(6)	(6)
Gain on bargain purchase				(171,151)
Equity in net (loss)/income from Rhino		(40)	26	(36)	65
Total interest and other (expense)/income		(975)	(1,755)	168,953	(2,125)
NET (LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		(1,586)	157	149,661	(512)
INCOME TAXES				44,031
NET (LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS		(1,586)	157	105,630	(512)
NET (LOSS/ INCOME BEFORE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST		(1,586)	577	105,630	827
Less net (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interest		(452)	84	(9,273)	121
NET (LOSS)/INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS		$ (1,134)	$ 493	$ 114,903	$ 706
Net (loss)/income per share, basic and diluted		$ (0.07)	$ 0.03	$ 6.68	$ 0.05
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted		17,207,883	16,699,036	17,203,109	15,624,438
Depreciation, depletion and amortization		$ 6,978	$ 1,319	$ 30,117	$ 1,703
Accrued interest income - related party					(3)
Accrued interest expense - related party					6
Equity in net loss/(income) of consolidated affiliates				36	(26)
Prepaid expenses and other assets				(1,378)	(1,605)
Accounts payable				2,229	2,223
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				3,470	1,420
Net cash used in operating activities				6,542	2,693
Investment in Rhino Resource Partners, LP					(4,500)
Investment in Blaze Mining royalty	$ (21,113)				(200)
Sale of Rhino preferred and common units				2,300
Cash acquired in acquisitions					969
Net cash used in investing activities				(7,018)	(5,586)
Proceeds from related party loans				85
Proceeds from issuance of common stock				120	900
Net cash provided by financing activities				2,293	(3,904)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-Beginning of period				86
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-End of period		1,903		1,903
Parent Company [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents		1,866	292	1,866	292	1,866	39
Prepaid expenses and other						424	54
Total current assets						2,290	93
At cost, including coal properties, mine development and construction costs						11,432	11,432
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
Net property, plant and equipment						11,432	11,432
Investment in Rhino						204,622	61,136
Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $85 and $68, respectively							34
TOTAL						218,344	72,695
Accounts payable						34	29
Accrued expenses and other						734	769
Notes payable-Related party						504	2,504
Note payable-Rhino						4,040	4,040
Related party advances and accrued interest payable						78	71
Total current liabilities						5,390	7,413
Deferred tax liability						44,031
Long-term debt						2,500
Total non-current liabilities						46,531
Total liabilities						51,921	7,413
Preferred stock: $0.00001 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares; 51,000 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and authorized 10,000,000 shares; 51,000 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016
Common stock: $0.00001 par value; authorized 25,000,000 shares; 17,184,095 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017 and authorized 500,000,000; 17,212,278 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016.						1	1
Additional paid-in capital						47,715	47,295
Stock subscription receivable							(213)
Accumulated other comprehensive income						1,978	874
Accumulated earnings (accumulated deficit)						88,098	(20,579)
Total stockholders' equity owned by common shareholders						137,792	27,378
Total non-controlling interest						28,631	37,904
Total stockholders' equity						166,423	65,282
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY						$ 218,344	$ 72,695
Revenues
Total revenues
Amortization		17	17	34	34
Selling, general and administrative (Amortization shown separately above)		545	625	887	1,051
(Gain) on sale/disposal of assets-net
Total costs and expenses		562	642	921	1,085
(LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS		(562)	(642)	(921)	(1,085)
Interest income Other					1
Interest income Related party			2		3
Interest expense Other		(29)	(39)	(58)	(39)
Interest expense Related party		(3)	(3)	(6)	(6)
Gain on bargain purchase				171,151
Equity in net (loss)/income from Rhino		(992)	1,259	(20,505)	1,953
Total interest and other (expense)/income		(1,024)	1,219	150,582	1,912
NET (LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES		(1,586)	577	149,661	827
INCOME TAXES				44,031
NET (LOSS)/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS		(1,586)	577	105,630	827
NET (LOSS/ INCOME BEFORE NON-CONTROLLING INTEREST		(1,586)	577	105,630	827
Less net (loss)/income attributable to non-controlling interest		(452)	84	(9,273)	121
NET (LOSS)/INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMPANY'S STOCKHOLDERS		$ (1,134)	$ 493	$ 114,903	$ 706
Net (loss)/income per share, basic and diluted		$ (0.07)	$ 0.03	$ 6.68	$ 0.05
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted		17,207,883	16,699,036	17,203,109	15,624,438
Depreciation, depletion and amortization				$ 34	$ 34
Bargain purchase gain				(171,151)
Equity in net loss of Rhino				20,505	(1,953)
Value of common shares issued for services:					283
Accrued interest income - related party					(3)
Accrued interest expense - related party				6	6
Equity in net loss/(income) of consolidated affiliates				37	15
Prepaid expenses and other assets				(20)	36
Accounts payable				2	(24)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities				(30)	282
Net cash used in operating activities				(956)	(497)
Investment in Rhino Resource Partners, LP					(4,500)
Investment in Blaze Mining royalty					(200)
Sale of Rhino preferred and common units				2,300
Cash acquired in acquisitions					350
Net cash used in investing activities				2,300	(4,365)
Proceeds from related party loans				85
Repayments on related party loans				(2,085)	(5,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock				120	900
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes					2,150
Net proceeds from note payable				2,150
Net cash provided by financing activities				270	(1,950)
NET (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS				1,827	(6,812)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-Beginning of period				39	7,104
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-End of period		$ 1,866	$ 292	$ 1,866	$ 292

Parent Company Financial Stat81

Parent Company Financial Statements - Schedule of Parent Company Financial Statements (Details) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2012
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ 101	$ 67
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	51,000	51,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	51,000	51,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Common stock, shares authorized	25,000,000	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	17,184,095	17,212,278
Common stock, shares outstanding	17,184,095	17,212,278
Parent Company [Member]
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ 101	$ 67
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	51,000	51,000
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	51,000	51,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.00001	$ 0.00001
Common stock, shares authorized	25,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	17,184,095	17,212,278
Common stock, shares outstanding	17,184,095	17,212,278

Subsequent Events (Details Narr

Subsequent Events (Details Narrative) - Agreement [Member]	Jul. 02, 2017shares
Blue Grove [Member]
Sale of stock transaction	10,000
Ian Ganzer [Member]
Number of shares cancelled during transaction	9,599