EXHIBIT 23.3

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated April 29, 2004, with respect to the
consolidated balance sheet of Coastal Coal Company, LLC and subsidiary as of
December 31, 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations,
changes in members' equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for
the period from January 1, 2003 to January 31, 2003 and the year ended December
31, 2002, included herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading
"Experts" in the prospectus.

Our report refers to the adoption by Coastal Coal Company, LLC and subsidiary of
the provisions of FASB Statement No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations, effective January 1, 2003.






/s/ KPMG LLP



Roanoke, Virginia
May 10, 2005