EXHIBIT 23.5

                          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 sheets of The Combined Pennsylvania Entities of Mears
Enterprises, Inc. as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related combined
statements of income, stockholders' equity and partners' capital, and cash flows
for the period January 1, 2003 to November 17, 2003 and years ended December 31,
2002 and 2001, included herein and to the reference to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in the prospectus.

Our report refers to the adoption by The Combined Pennsylvania Entities of Mears
Enterprises, Inc. 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