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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-143463 on Form S-3, of our reports dated March 3, 2010, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (which report expresses and unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph regarding the change in financial statement presentation of noncontrolling interests in 2009 and retrospectively applied to the 2008 and 2007 periods) and the effectiveness of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P.s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. for the year ended December 31, 2009.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
March 3, 2010