Consolidated Statement of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Revenue:
Coal sales	$ 34,174	$ 34,194	$ 100,275	$ 100,641
Gain on sale of unproved oil & gas properties	9,084		9,084
Equity income (loss) - Savoy	948	(877)	4,071	(574)
Equity income - Sunrise Energy	230		774
Other	192	(141)	1,949	75
[Revenues]	44,628	33,176	116,153	100,142
Costs and expenses:
Operating costs and expenses	19,665	18,392	56,458	56,724
DD&A	3,392	3,121	10,128	8,763
SG&A	1,758	1,332	5,248	3,928
Interest (1)	297	480	1,003	1,528
[CostsAndExpenses]	25,112	23,325	72,837	70,943
Income before income taxes	19,516	9,851	43,316	29,199
Less income taxes	(6,960)	(3,356)	(16,027)	(11,096)
Net income	$ 12,556	$ 6,495	$ 27,289	$ 18,103
Net income per share:
Basic (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.45	$ 0.23	$ 0.97	$ 0.65
Diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.23	$ 0.95	$ 0.63
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	28,162	27,783	28,114	27,782
Diluted (in Shares)	28,590	28,642	28,678	28,593