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EX-32 - EXHIBIT 32 - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh32_2015k.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh31-2_2015k.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh31-1_2015k.htm
EX-10.39 - EXHIBIT 10.39 - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh1039_2015k.htm
EX-21.1 - EXHIBIT 21.1 - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh21-1_2015k.htm
EX-95.1 - EXHIBIT 95.1 - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh95-1_2015k.htm
EX-10.47 - EXHIBIT 10.47 - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh1047_2015k.htm
10-K - 10-K - WESTMORELAND COAL Cowlb-123115_10k.htm
EX-10.37 - EXHIBIT 10.37 - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh1037_2015k.htm


Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements Nos. 333-206828, 333-56904, 333-106852, 333-166393, 333-181638, and 333-196423 on Form S-8 and Nos. 333-180946, 333-195847, and 333-197298 on Form S-3 of Westmoreland Coal Company, of our reports dated March 11, 2016, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Westmoreland Coal Company and subsidiaries, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Westmoreland Coal Company and subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2015.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Denver, Colorado
March 11, 2016