EXHIBIT 23.5
| July 31, 2013 The Board of Directors James River Coal Company Gentlemen: |  |
Cardno MM&A(Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc. dba Cardno MM&A) hereby consents to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the information contained in our reports for (i)James River Coal Company(“James River”), dated July 22, 2004, (ii) forTriad Mining, Inc. and subsidiary (collectively,“Triad”), dated April 29, 2005 and April 11, 2006, and (iii) for the reserves acquired in the acquisition ofInternational Resource Partners (“IRP”), dated February 17, 2011 and revised February 13, 2012, setting forth the estimates of James River’s (as of March 31, 2004), Triad’s (as of February 1, 2005 and April 11,2006), and IRP’s (as of December 31, 2010) coal reserves, and to the references to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the Registration Statements.
Cardno MM&A is pleased to provide this requested information and should James River need any further assistance in this matter please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
John E. Feddock, P.E.
Senior Vice President
for Cardno MM&A
Direct Line +1 859 280 7060
Email:john.feddock@cardno.com
cc: Peter Taylor
File: James River Coal Company
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