Alpha Natural Resources 10-K 2011 FY Annual report

Exhibit 12.1

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Amounts in thousands except ratios)

	Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
Earnings:
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	$	(716,317	)	$	101,436		$	33,784		$	250,841		$	42,838
Adjustments:
Fixed charges	178,229			83,184			92,732			56,811			43,733
Loss from equity investees	1,268			1,706			189			574			1,352
Amortization of capitalized interest	106			106			137			132			75
Capitalized interest	(1,925		)	(2,152		)	(492		)	(772		)	(1,038		)
	$	(538,639	)	$	184,280		$	126,350		$	307,586		$	86,960
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense	$	141,914		$	73,463		$	82,825		$	39,812		40,366
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	10,026			1,349			5,641			14,702			—
Portion of rental expense representative of interest	24,364			6,220			3,774			1,525			2,329
Capitalized interest	1,925			2,152			492			772			1,038
	$	178,229		$	83,184		$	92,732		$	56,811		$	43,733
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	N/A		(1)	2.22			1.36			5.41			1.99

(1)The ratio of earnings to fixed charges was less than one-to-one for the year ended December 31, 2011. Additional earnings of $716.1 million would be needed to have a one-to-one ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

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