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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                               ------------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                           CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
                           SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 2, 2004


                          COMMISSION FILE NO.: 0-26823

                        ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)



           DELAWARE                                       73-1564280
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
 INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)


          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)


Check the appropriate below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

[ ] 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 September 2, 2004, Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership")
announced by press release that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hopkins County
Coal, LLC, plans to resume operations of the Newcoal surface mine, which is
located near Madisonville, 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
                  September 2, 2004.


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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: September 3, 2004


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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

                                            CONTACT:
                                            BRIAN L. CANTRELL
                                            Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
                                            1717 South Boulder Avenue, Suite 600
                                            Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119
(ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. LOGO)     (918) 295-7673
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF HOPKINS COUNTY COAL OPERATIONS

TULSA, Oklahoma, September 2, 2004 - Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:
ARLP) (the "Partnership") today announced plans to resume operations at the
Newcoal surface mine, which was idled by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hopkins
County Coal, LLC, in June 2003. (See ARLP Press Releases dated April 3 and June
2, 2003.) The decision to re-open the Newcoal surface mine is in response to
incremental sales opportunities from the Partnership's existing customers as
well as the continued strong market demand for Illinois Basin region coals.

The surface operation will utilize dragline mining to produce approximately
70,000 tons per month of high-sulfur coal. Hopkins County Coal, which is located
near Madisonville, Kentucky, is expected to begin production within 30 days and
employ approximately 66 miners. The Newcoal surface mine has remaining coal
reserves of approximately 1.1 million tons. It is anticipated that production
from the Newcoal surface mine will be shipped via the CSX and PAL railroads and
by truck on federal and state highways.

As a result of the resumption of operations at Hopkins County Coal, the
Partnership is increasing its estimated production for 2004 and 2005 to 20.8
million tons and 22.1 million tons, respectively.

Alliance Resource Partners is the nation's only publicly traded master limited
partnership involved in the production and marketing of coal. Alliance Resource
Partners currently operates mining complexes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and
Maryland.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HISTORICAL MATTERS, ANY
MATTERS DISCUSSED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT
INVOLVE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER
MATERIALLY FROM PROJECTED RESULTS. THESE RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND CONTINGENCIES
INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: COMPETITION IN COAL MARKETS AND
OUR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE COMPETITION; FLUCTUATION IN COAL PRICES, WHICH
COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR OPERATING RESULTS AND CASH FLOWS; DEREGULATION OF THE
ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY OR THE EFFECTS OF ANY ADVERSE CHANGE IN THE DOMESTIC
COAL INDUSTRY, ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY, OR GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS;
DEPENDENCE ON SIGNIFICANT CUSTOMER CONTRACTS, INCLUDING RENEWING CUSTOMER
CONTRACTS UPON EXPIRATION OF EXISTING CONTRACTS; CUSTOMER BANKRUPTCIES AND/OR
CANCELLATIONS OF, OR BREACHES TO EXISTING CONTRACTS; CUSTOMER DELAYS OR DEFAULTS
IN MAKING PAYMENTS; FLUCTUATIONS IN COAL DEMAND, PRICES AND AVAILABILITY DUE TO
LABOR AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND DISRUPTIONS, EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY,
GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS AND OTHER FACTORS; OUR PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS AND MARGINS
THAT WE EARN ON OUR COAL SALES; ANY UNANTICIPATED INCREASES IN LABOR COSTS,
ADVERSE CHANGES IN WORK RULES, OR UNEXPECTED CASH PAYMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH
POST-MINE RECLAMATION AND WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS; ANY UNANTICIPATED
INCREASES IN TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND RISK OF TRANSPORTATION DELAYS OR
INTERRUPTIONS; GREATER THAN EXPECTED ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION, COSTS AND
LIABILITIES; A VARIETY OF OPERATIONAL, GEOLOGIC, PERMITTING, LABOR AND
WEATHER-RELATED FACTORS; RISKS OF MAJOR MINE-RELATED ACCIDENTS OR INTERRUPTIONS;
RESULTS OF LITIGATION; DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING OUR SURETY BONDS FOR MINE
RECLAMATION AS WELL AS WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND BLACK LUNG BENEFITS; DIFFICULTY
OBTAINING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INSURANCE; AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OUR 10.0%
PARTICIPATION (EXCLUDING ANY APPLICABLE DEDUCTIBLE) IN THE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE
PROPERTY PROGRAM.


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THESE AND OTHER FACTORS CAN BE FOUND IN THE
PARTNERSHIP'S PUBLIC PERIODIC FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION ("SEC"), INCLUDING THE PARTNERSHIP'S ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003 FILED ON MARCH 12, 2004 WITH THE SEC. EXCEPT AS
REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, THE PARTNERSHIP DOES NOT INTEND TO
UPDATE ITS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.


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