EXHIBIT 23.4

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated March 17, 2004, with respect to the
combined balance sheet of the North American Division of American Metals and
Coal International, Inc. and Affiliates as of December 31, 2002, and the related
combined statements of operations, stockholders' equity and partners' capital,
and cash flows for the period from January 1, 2003 to March 11, 2003 and for 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 the North American Division of American
Metals and Coal International, Inc. and Affiliates of the provisions of FASB
Statement No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, effective
January 1, 2003.






/s/ KPMG LLP



Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
June 24, 2005