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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

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FORM 8-K/A

 

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CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 27, 2004

 

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ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

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Commission File No.: 0-26823

 

Delaware		73-1564280
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1717 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 600, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(918) 295-7600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

 

On January 14, 2005, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) announced by press release that its wholly-owned subsidiary, MC Mining, LLC, has re-entered its Excel No. 3 mine to begin recovery of the mine located in Pike County, Kentucky. A copy of the Partnership’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(c) Exhibits

 

99.1		Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. press release dated as of January 14, 2005.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
By:		Alliance Resource Management GP, LLC,
		its managing general partner
By:		/s/ Joseph W. Craft III
		Joseph W. Craft III
		President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: January 18, 2005

 

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