AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO SUPERPRIORITY SECURED DEBTOR-IN- POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Defined Terms; References. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement (or Existing Credit Agreement, if context so requires). Each reference to “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference and each reference to “this Agreement” and each other similar reference contained in the Existing Credit Agreement shall, after this Amendment becomes effective, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. Each reference to the “Credit Agreement” or “thereunder”, “thereof” or “therein” in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement, and each other similar reference, contained in any other Loan Document shall, after this Amendment becomes effective, similarly refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

SECTION 2. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement.

(a)    Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(i) by deleting and replacing the existing defined term “PLR Capex” with the following:

“PLR Capex” shall mean Capital Expenditures in respect of PLR or its related businesses.”

(ii) by amending the existing defined term “Consolidated Liquidity” to insert the following immediately prior to the “.” at the end thereof:

“; provided further that the Borrower shall be permitted to add back to Consolidated Liquidity the amount of all fees, expenses, taxes and bid protection payments paid by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the sale of PLR, but, with the exception of the amount of the foregoing payments so paid, no other proceeds of the sale of PLR shall be included in Consolidated Liquidity”

(b)    Clause (h) of Section 5.17 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “June 30, 2016” and immediately replacing with the words “July 12, 2016”.

(c)    Clause (i) of Section 5.17 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words “July 18, 2016” and immediately replacing with the words “July 31, 2016”.

(d)    Clause (b) of Section 6.10 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(e)    Clause (c) of Section 6.10 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

(f)    Clause (iii) of Section 6.14 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting line for May 20, 2016 at the end of the table set forth therein.

(g)    Clause (iv) of Section 6.14 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:

(iv) Consolidated Liquidity, as of the close of business on any Business Day from and after May 20, 2016 to be less than the amount specified in the following table:

(h)    Section 6.16 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety.

SECTION 3. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York and (to the extent applicable) the Bankruptcy Code.

SECTION 4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

SECTION 5. Severability. Any provision hereof which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and without affecting the validity or enforceability of any provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 6. Loan Document. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.

SECTION 7. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants that (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Existing Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation and warranty itself is qualified by “materiality”, “Material Adverse

Effect” or any similar qualifier, in which case they are true and correct in all respects) as of the date hereof and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.

SECTION 8. Effectiveness. The Amendment and the amendments contained in Section 2 hereof shall be effective as of the date and year first written above.

SECTION 9. Certain Other Consequences of Effectiveness; Reaffirmation.

(a)    Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the other Loan Parties, any Guarantor, or any other party under the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.

(b)    By signing this Amendment, each Loan Party hereby confirms and reaffirms that (i) the obligations of each of the Loan Party under the Loan Documents, as amended hereby, constitute “Obligations” (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and are entitled to the benefit of the guarantees and the security interests set forth in the Security Documents or any other Loan Documents, (ii) the Loan Documents are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, and (iii) all Liens granted, conveyed or assigned to the Collateral Agent by such Loan Party pursuant to each Loan Document to which it is party remain in full force and effect, are not released or reduced, and continue to secure full payment and performance of the Obligations as amended hereby.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

GUARANTORS:

ALPHA AMERICAN COAL COMPANY, LLC

THUNDER MINING COMPANY II, INC.

ALEX ENERGY, INC.

ALPHA AMERICAN COAL HOLDING, LLC

ALPHA APPALACHIA HOLDINGS, INC.

ALPHA APPALACHIA SERVICES, INC.

ALPHA COAL RESOURCES COMPANY, LLC

ALPHA COAL SALES CO., LLC

ALPHA COAL WEST, INC.

ALPHA EUROPEAN SALES, INC.

ALPHA INDIA, LLC

ALPHA LAND AND RESERVES, LLC

ALPHA MIDWEST HOLDING COMPANY

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, LLC

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, LLC

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES SERVICES, LLC ALPHA PA COAL TERMINAL, LLC

ALPHA SHIPPING AND CHARTERING, LLC

ALPHA SUB EIGHT, LLC

ALPHA SUB ELEVEN, INC.

ALPHA SUB NINE, LLC

ALPHA SUB ONE, LLC

ALPHA SUB TEN, INC.

ALPHA SUB TWO, LLC

ALPHA TERMINAL COMPANY, LLC

ALPHA WYOMING LAND COMPANY, LLC

AMFIRE, LLC

AMFIRE HOLDINGS, LLC

AMFIRE MINING COMPANY, LLC

APPALACHIA COAL SALES COMPANY, INC. APPALACHIA HOLDING COMPANY ARACOMA COAL COMPANY, INC.

AXIOM EXCAVATING AND GRADING SERVICES, LLC

BANDMILL COAL CORPORATION

BANDYTOWN COAL COMPANY

BARBARA HOLDINGS INC.

BARNABUS LAND COMPANY

BELFRY COAL CORPORATION

BIG BEAR MINING COMPANY

BLACK CASTLE MINING COMPANY, INC.

BLACK KING MINE DEVELOPMENT CO.

BLACK MOUNTAIN CUMBERLAND RESOURCES, INC.

BOONE EAST DEVELOPMENT CO.

BROOKS RUN MINING COMPANY, LLC

COAL GAS RECOVERY II, LLC PENNSYLVANIA LAND RESOURCES, LLC

BROOKS RUN SOUTH MINING, LLC

BUCHANAN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC

CASTLE GATE HOLDING COMPANY

CLEAR FORK COAL COMPANY

CRYSTAL FUELS COMPANY

CUMBERLAND COAL RESOURCES, LP (By:

Pennsylvania Services Corporation, as general partner)

DEHUE COAL COMPANY

DELBARTON MINING COMPANY

DELTA MINE HOLDING COMPANY

DFDSTE CORP.

DICKENSON-RUSSELL COAL COMPANY, LLC

DICKENSON-RUSSELL LAND AND RESERVES, LLC

DRIH CORPORATION

DUCHESS COAL COMPANY

EAGLE ENERGY, INC.

ELK RUN COAL COMPANY, INC.

EMERALD COAL RESOURCES, LP (By:

Pennsylvania Services Corporation, as general partner)

ENTERPRISE MINING COMPANY, LLC

ESPERANZA COAL CO., LLC

FOUNDATION MINING, LLC

FOUNDATION PA COAL COMPANY, LLC

FOUNDATION ROYALTY COMPANY

FREEPORT MINING, LLC

FREEPORT RESOURCES COMPANY, LLC

GOALS COAL COMPANY

GREEN VALLEY COAL COMPANY

GREYEAGLE COAL COMPANY

HARLAN RECLAMATION SERVICES LLC

HERNDON PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC

HIGHLAND MINING COMPANY

HOPKINS CREEK COAL COMPANY

INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY, INC.

JACKS BRANCH COAL COMPANY

JAY CREEK HOLDING, LLC

KANAWHA ENERGY COMPANY

KEPLER PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC

KINGSTON MINING, INC.

KINGWOOD MINING COMPANY, LLC

KNOX CREEK COAL CORPORATION

LAUREN LAND COMPANY

LAXARE, INC.

LITWAR PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC

LOGAN COUNTY MINE SERVICES, INC.

LONG FORK COAL COMPANY

LYNN BRANCH COAL COMPANY, INC.

MAPLE MEADOW MINING COMPANY

MARFORK COAL COMPANY, INC.

MARTIN COUNTY COAL CORPORATION

MAXXIM REBUILD CO., LLC

MAXXIM SHARED SERVICES, LLC

MAXXUM CARBON RESOURCES, LLC

MCDOWELL-WYOMING COAL COMPANY, LLC

MILL BRANCH COAL CORPORATION

NEW RIDGE MINING COMPANY

NEW RIVER ENERGY CORPORATION

NEWEAGLE INDUSTRIES, INC.

NICEWONDER CONTRACTING, INC.

NORTH FORK COAL CORPORATION

OMAR MINING COMPANY

PARAMONT COAL COMPANY VIRGINIA, LLC

PAYNTER BRANCH MINING, INC.

PEERLESS EAGLE COAL CO.

PENNSYLVANIA LAND HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC

PENNSYLVANIA LAND RESOURCES HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

PENNSYLVANIA SERVICES CORPORATION PERFORMANCE COAL COMPANY

PETER CAVE MINING COMPANY

PIGEON CREEK PROCESSING CORPORATION

PILGRIM MINING COMPANY, INC.

PIONEER FUEL CORPORATION

PLATEAU MINING CORPORATION

POWER MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY PREMIUM ENERGY, LLC

RAWL SALES & PROCESSING CO.

REPUBLIC ENERGY, INC.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT LLC

RESOURCE LAND COMPANY LLC

RIVER PROCESSING CORPORATION

RIVERSIDE ENERGY COMPANY, LLC RIVERTON COAL PRODUCTION INC.

ROAD FORK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC.

ROBINSON-PHILLIPS COAL COMPANY

ROCKSPRING DEVELOPMENT, INC.

ROSTRAVER ENERGY COMPANY

RUM CREEK COAL SALES, INC.

RUSSELL FORK COAL COMPANY

SHANNON-POCAHONTAS COAL CORPORATION

SHANNON-POCAHONTAS MINING COMPANY

SIDNEY COAL COMPANY, INC.

SPARTAN MINING COMPANY

STIRRAT COAL COMPANY

SYCAMORE FUELS, INC.

T. C. H. COAL CO.

TENNESSEE CONSOLIDATED COAL COMPANY

TRACE CREEK COAL COMPANY

TWIN STAR MINING, INC.

WABASH MINE HOLDING COMPANY

WARRICK HOLDING COMPANY

WEST KENTUCKY ENERGY COMPANY

WHITE BUCK COAL COMPANY

WILLIAMS MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY WYOMAC COAL COMPANY, INC., each as a Guarantor