International Coal S-3ASR Automatic shelf registration

Exhibit 12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	(in thousands)
	For the nine months ended September 30, 2007		For the year ended December 31, 2006		For the year ended December 31, 2005		Period May 13, to Dec. 31, 2004	Period Jan. 1, to Sept. 30, 2004		For the year ended December 31, 2003		Period May 10, to Dec. 31, 2002		Period Jan. 1, to May 9, 2002	For the year ended December 31, 2001
Earnings:
Pretax income	(34,769	)	(18,277	)	49,299		7,020	(107,663	)	(176,743	)	(829,595	)	743,966	(117,598	)
Fixed charges	31,645		21,417		16,199		3,865	115,483		147,316		81,222		37,045	139,613
Capitalized interest, net of amortization	(3,065	)	(990	)	(293	)	—	—		—		—		—	—
Earnings before taxes and fixed charges	(6,189	)	2,150		65,205		10,885	7,820		(29,427	)	(748,373	)	781,011	22,015
Fixed charges:
Interest expense (excluding capitalized interest)	23,784		17,303		13,356		3,187	114,211		145,892		80,405		36,666	138,655
Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness	7,581		3,418		1,784		266	—		—		—		—	—
Estimated interest expense within rental expense	280		696		1,059		412	1,272		1,424		817		379	958
Total fixed charges	31,645		21,417		16,199		3,865	115,483		147,316		81,222		37,045	139,613
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	—		0.10		4.03		2.82	0.07		—		—		21.08	0.16