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Exhibit 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We have
issued our report dated July 30, 2010 (October 7, 2011 as to Note 17 and the
Reorganization paragraph in Note 20) with respect to the financial statements and schedules of
Armstrong Energy, Inc. and Subsidiaries (formerly Armstrong Land Company, LLC and Subsidiaries)
contained in the Registration Statement and Prospectus. We consent to the use of the
aforementioned report in the Registration Statement and Prospectus, and to the use of our name as
it appears under the caption Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms.
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
February 10, 2012
February 10, 2012