Attached files

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10-K - FORM 10-K - WESTMORELAND COAL Coi10812.htm
EX-32 - CERTIFICATIONS OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh32.htm
EX-23.2 - CONSENT OF KPMG LLP - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh23_2.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh31_2.htm
EX-21.1 - SUBSIDIARIES OF WCC - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh21_1.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh31_1.htm
EX-10.1 - AMENDED AND RESTATED 2007 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN - WESTMORELAND COAL Coexh10_1.htm

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 2-90847, 33-33620, 333-56904, 333-66698, 333-142132, 333-106852, and 333-150512) on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 12, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Westmoreland Coal Company and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Westmoreland Coal Company, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2009.


/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Denver, Colorado

March 12, 2010




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