The following review of operations for the three month periods ended March 31,
2020 and 2019 should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial
statements and the notes to consolidated financial statements included in this
Form 10-Q and with the consolidated financial statements, notes to consolidated
financial statements and management's discussion and analysis included in the
Natural Resource Partners L.P. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2019.
As used herein, unless the context otherwise requires: "we," "our," "us" and the
"Partnership" refer to Natural Resource Partners L.P. and, where the context
requires, our subsidiaries. References to "NRP" and "Natural Resource Partners"
refer to Natural Resource Partners L.P. only, and not to NRP (Operating) LLC or
any of Natural Resource Partners L.P.'s subsidiaries. References to "Opco" refer
to NRP (Operating) LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRP, and its subsidiaries.
NRP Finance Corporation ("NRP Finance") is a wholly owned subsidiary of NRP and
a co-issuer with NRP on the 9.125% senior notes due 2025 (the "2025 Senior
Notes").
INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Statements included in this 10-Q may constitute forward-looking statements. In
addition, we and our representatives may from time to time make other oral or
written statements which are also forward-looking statements. Such
forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding:
the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic; our business strategy; our
liquidity and access to capital and financing sources; our financial strategy;
prices of and demand for coal, trona and soda ash, and other natural resources;
estimated revenues, expenses and results of operations; projected production
levels by our lessees; Ciner Wyoming LLC's ("Ciner Wyoming's") trona mining and
soda ash refinery operations; distributions from our soda ash joint venture; the
impact of governmental policies, laws and regulations, as well as regulatory and
legal proceedings involving us, and of scheduled or potential regulatory or
legal changes; and global and U.S. economic conditions.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and are made
based upon our current plans, expectations, estimates, assumptions and beliefs
concerning future events impacting us and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees and
that actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in
the forward-looking statements. You should not put undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements. See "Item 1A. Risk Factors" included in this Form
10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019
for important factors that could cause our actual results of operations or our
actual financial condition to differ.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net income
from continuing operations less equity earnings from unconsolidated investment,
net income attributable to non-controlling interest and gain on reserve swap;
plus total distributions from unconsolidated investment, interest expense, net,
debt modification expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, depreciation,
depletion and amortization and asset impairments. Adjusted EBITDA should not be
considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or loss, net
income or loss attributable to partners, operating income, cash flows from
operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in
accordance with GAAP as measures of operating performance, liquidity or ability
to service debt obligations. There are significant limitations to using Adjusted
EBITDA as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the
effect of certain recurring items that materially affect our net income (loss),
the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies and
the different methods of calculating Adjusted EBITDA reported by different
companies. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA presented below is not calculated or
presented on the same basis as Consolidated EBITDA as defined in our partnership
agreement or Consolidated EBITDDA as defined in Opco's debt agreements. For a
description of Opco's debt agreements, see   Note 8. Debt, Net   in the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included herein as well as in "Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data-Note 12. Debt, Net" in our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. Adjusted EBITDA is a
supplemental performance measure used by our management and by external users of
our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts
and others to assess the financial performance of our assets without regard to
financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis.


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Distributable Cash Flow
Distributable cash flow ("DCF") represents net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities of continuing operations plus distributions from
unconsolidated investment in excess of cumulative earnings, proceeds from asset
sales and disposals, including sales of discontinued operations, and return of
long-term contract receivables; less maintenance capital expenditures and
distributions to non-controlling interest. DCF is not a measure of financial
performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash
flows from operating, investing or financing activities. DCF may not be
calculated the same for us as for other companies. In addition, DCF presented
below is not calculated or presented on the same basis as distributable cash
flow as defined in our partnership agreement, which is used as a metric to
determine whether we are able to increase quarterly distributions to our common
unitholders. DCF is a supplemental liquidity measure used by our management and
by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial
banks, research analysts and others to asses our ability to make cash
distributions and repay debt.
Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow ("FCF") represents  net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities of continuing operations plus distributions from unconsolidated
investment in excess of cumulative earnings and return of long-term contract
receivables; less maintenance and expansion capital expenditures, cash flow used
in acquisition costs classified as financing activities and distributions to
non-controlling interest. FCF is calculated before mandatory debt repayments.
FCF is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be
considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or
financing activities. FCF may not be calculated the same for us as for other
companies. FCF is a supplemental liquidity measure used by our management and by
external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks,
research analysts and others to assess our ability to make cash distributions
and repay debt.
Introduction
The following discussion and analysis presents management's view of our
business, financial condition and overall performance. Our discussion and
analysis consists of the following subjects:
•Executive Overview
•Results of Operations
•Liquidity and Capital Resources
•Off-Balance Sheet Transactions
•Related Party Transactions
•Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates
•Recent Accounting Standards

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Executive Overview
We are a diversified natural resource company engaged principally in the
business of owning, managing and leasing a diversified portfolio of mineral
properties in the United States, including interests in coal and other natural
resources and own a non-controlling 49% interest in Ciner Wyoming LLC ("Ciner
Wyoming"), a trona ore mining and soda ash production business. Our common units
trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NRP." Our business is
organized into two operating segments:
Coal Royalty and Other-consists primarily of coal royalty properties and
coal-related transportation and processing assets. Other assets include
industrial mineral royalty properties, aggregates royalty properties, oil and
gas royalty properties and timber. Our coal reserves are primarily located in
Appalachia, the Illinois Basin and the Northern Powder River Basin in the United
States. Our industrial minerals and aggregates properties are located in various
states across the United States, our oil and gas royalty assets are primarily
located in Louisiana and our timber assets are primarily located in West
Virginia.
Soda Ash-consists of our 49% non-controlling equity interest in Ciner Wyoming, a
trona ore mining and soda ash production business located in the Green River
Basin of Wyoming. Ciner Resources LP, our operating partner, mines the trona,
processes it into soda ash, and distributes the soda ash both domestically and
internationally into the glass and chemicals industries.
Corporate and Financing includes functional corporate departments that do not
earn revenues. Costs incurred by these departments include interest and
financing, corporate headquarters and overhead, centralized treasury, legal and
accounting and other corporate-level activity not specifically allocated to a
segment.
The global COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect businesses across the world. We
continue to employ remote work protocols and are conducting business as usual
despite the pandemic. While the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a material impact
on our first quarter results, we are starting to see the effects of the
declining demand for steel, electricity and soda ash on our business. We expect
reduced demand will continue and that our results will be negatively impacted in
the coming months. Although we are unable to predict the severity or duration of
the impact on our business, we currently have approximately $200 million of
liquidity. In addition, our $300 million of parent company notes does not mature
until 2025. Accordingly, we believe we are well-positioned to manage through the
downturn.
Our financial results by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are
as follows:
                                                Operating Segments
                                        Coal Royalty and                    Corporate and
(In thousands)                               Other           Soda Ash         Financing          Total
Revenues and other income               $       33,942     $     6,272     $          -       $   40,214
Net income (loss) from continuing
operations                              $       26,744     $     6,256     $    (14,221 )     $   18,779
Adjusted EBITDA (1)                     $       28,756     $     7,089     $     (3,913 )     $   31,932

Cash flow provided by (used in)
continuing operations
Operating activities                    $       30,556     $     7,089     $     (7,490 )     $   30,155
Investing activities                    $          272     $         -     $          -       $      272
Financing activities                    $            -     $         -     $    (28,186 )     $  (28,186 )
Distributable cash flow (1)             $       30,828     $     7,089     $     (7,490 )     $   30,361
Free cash flow (1)                      $       30,828     $     7,089     $     (7,490 )     $   30,427

(1) See "-Results of Operations" below for reconciliations to the most comparable


    GAAP financial measures.



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Current Results/Market Commentary
Coal Royalty and Other Business Segment

Our lessees sold 4.5 million tons of coal from our properties in the first
quarter of 2020 and we derived approximately 65% of our coal royalty revenues
and approximately 60% of our coal royalty sales volumes from metallurgical coal
during the three months ended March 31, 2020. Revenues and other income in the
first quarter of 2020 were lower by $21.4 million and distributable cash flow
and free cash flow were $12.8 million and $12.5 million lower, respectively, as
compared to the prior year period. This decrease is primarily a result of a
weakened market for metallurgical coal as compared to the prior year period due
to a decline in global steel demand. As a result, both sales volumes and prices
for metallurgical coal sold were lower in the first quarter of 2020 compared to
the prior year period. In addition, weaker domestic and export thermal coal
markets compared to the prior year period resulted in lower revenue from our
thermal coal properties. Domestic and export thermal coal markets remained
challenged by lower utility demand, continued low natural gas prices and the
secular shift to renewable energy.
A number of mines on NRP's properties have been temporarily idled as our coal
lessees face not only reduced demand but workforce safety concerns and supply
chain disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. NRP believes that lessees who
have idled mines will continue to sell coal from inventory, which should result
in continued royalty payments to NRP over the near term. However, the pandemic
has compounded already weak coal pricing and demand, and even those lessees who
continue to operate are seeing significant negative impacts on their businesses.
Additionally, NRP's largest lessee, Foresight Energy, filed for bankruptcy in
March 2020 and has continued to operate since the filing. In its bankruptcy
filings, Foresight disclosed that it intends to restructure its finances in a
plan process. Foresight entered into agreements with its pre-petition lenders to
support its restructuring plan process. In addition, Foresight reached agreement
with certain of its other key contract counterparties, including NRP, to enter
into amendments to the counterparties' agreements such that Foresight will be
able to implement its restructuring plan. In its bankruptcy filings, Foresight
announced its intention to continue to operate the Sugar Camp, Williamson, and
Hillsboro mining complexes. While Foresight's filings announced the idling of
the Macoupin mine, Foresight recommenced longwall production at its lower-cost
Hillsboro mine during the first quarter. NRP expects that any adverse impacts
from the idling of the Macoupin mine will be partially offset by benefits from
the increased production at the Hillsboro mine. Foresight's ability to operate
profitably and emerge from bankruptcy will continue to be impacted by weakened
demand for thermal coal and the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Soda Ash Business Segment

Ciner Wyoming's results are primarily affected by the global supply of and
demand for soda ash, which in turn directly impacts the prices Ciner Wyoming and
other producers charge for its products. Demand for soda ash in the United
States is driven in a large part by economic growth and activity levels in the
end markets that the glass-making industry serve, such as the automotive and
construction industries. Because the United States is a well-developed market
for soda ash, we expect that domestic supply of and demand for soda ash will
remain stable for the near future. Soda ash demand in international markets has
continued to grow in conjunction with GDP. We expect that future global economic
growth will positively influence global demand and pricing, which will likely
result in increased exports, primarily from the United States, Turkey and to a
limited extent, from China, the largest suppliers of soda ash to international
markets.

Revenues and other income in the first quarter of 2020 were lower by $5.4 million compared to the prior year quarter primarily due to lower international demand that resulted in lower international soda ash pricing and volumes sold.

Ciner Wyoming started to see the impact of COVID-19 on its operations towards
the end of the first quarter in the form of slowing global demand and downward
pricing pressure, and while Ciner Wyoming believes this did not have a material
adverse effect on its first quarter results it will have a negative impact on
subsequent quarters. The extent and duration to which COVID-19 will impact
demand is highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence at this time.
Ciner Wyoming has focused on safety during this pandemic and is actively
managing the business to maintain cash flow and believes it has enough liquidity
to meet its anticipated liquidity requirements.

Ciner Wyoming has announced that it will commence a significant capacity
expansion capital project soon that it intends to fund in part by reinvesting
cash that would otherwise be distributed to its partners. Prior to COVID-19,
plans were for NRP to receive approximately $25 million to $28 million of annual
cash distributions from Ciner Wyoming until the project is completed. However,
due to the COVID-19 pandemic we are unable to predict the ultimate impact that
it may have on future distributions we receive. We believe that we will benefit
over the long-term from increased productivity and cash distributions from Ciner
Wyoming's operations following completion of this capital project.

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Business Outlook

We expect the challenges described above to continue to negatively impact our
results. NRP continues to maintain strong cash balances and liquidity, and
efforts to de-lever and de-risk the Partnership over the past five years have
prepared NRP to operate through this downturn.
Results of Operations
First Three Months of 2020 and 2019 Compared
Revenues and Other Income
The following table includes our revenues and other income by operating segment:
                                          For the Three Months Ended
                                                   March 31,                             Percentage
Operating Segment (In thousands)              2020            2019         Decrease        Change
Coal Royalty and Other                   $     33,942     $   55,359     $  (21,417 )        (39 )%
Soda Ash                                        6,272         11,682         (5,410 )        (46 )%
Total                                    $     40,214     $   67,041     $  (26,827 )        (40 )%

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Coal Royalty and Other
The following table presents coal sales volumes, coal royalty revenue per ton
and coal royalty revenues by major coal producing region, the significant
categories of other revenues and other income:
                                            For the Three Months Ended March 31,          Increase       Percentage
(In thousands, except per ton data)             2020                     2019            (Decrease)        Change
Coal sales volumes (tons)
Appalachia
Northern                                              327                       859            (532 )        (62 )%
Central                                             2,933                     3,422            (489 )        (14 )%
Southern                                              222                       348            (126 )        (36 )%
Total Appalachia                                    3,482                     4,629          (1,147 )        (25 )%
Illinois Basin                                        505                       560             (55 )        (10 )%
Northern Powder River Basin                           527                       856            (329 )        (38 )%
Total coal sales volumes                            4,514                   

6,045 (1,531 ) (25 )%



Coal royalty revenue per ton
Appalachia
Northern                                $            1.81         $            4.71     $     (2.90 )        (62 )%
Central                                              4.83                      6.03           (1.20 )        (20 )%
Southern                                             4.16                      8.61           (4.45 )        (52 )%
Illinois Basin                                       4.35                      4.77           (0.42 )         (9 )%
Northern Powder River Basin                          4.13                      2.61            1.52           58  %
Combined average coal royalty revenue
per ton                                              4.44                      5.39           (0.95 )        (18 )%

Coal royalty revenues
Appalachia
Northern                                $             593         $           4,045     $    (3,452 )        (85 )%
Central                                            14,173                    20,644          (6,471 )        (31 )%
Southern                                              923                     2,997          (2,074 )        (69 )%
Total Appalachia                                   15,689                    27,686         (11,997 )        (43 )%
Illinois Basin                                      2,199                     2,670            (471 )        (18 )%
Northern Powder River Basin                         2,177                     2,231             (54 )         (2 )%
Unadjusted coal royalty revenues                   20,065                    32,587         (12,522 )        (38 )%
Coal royalty adjustment for minimum
leases                                               (963 )                    (456 )          (507 )       (111 )%
Total coal royalty revenues             $          19,102         $          32,131     $   (13,029 )        (41 )%

Other revenues
Production lease minimum revenues       $             802         $           2,700     $    (1,898 )        (70 )%
Minimum lease straight-line revenues                3,809                     3,316             493           15  %
Property tax revenues                               1,599                     1,433             166           12  %
Wheelage revenues                                   2,204                     1,415             789           56  %
Coal overriding royalty revenues                    1,322                     3,975          (2,653 )        (67 )%
Lease amendment revenues                              843                       771              72            9  %
Aggregates royalty revenues                           576                     1,464            (888 )        (61 )%
Oil and gas royalty revenues                        1,103                     1,719            (616 )        (36 )%
Other revenues                                         73                       578            (505 )        (87 )%
Total other revenues                    $          12,331         $          17,371     $    (5,040 )        (29 )%
Coal royalty and other                  $          31,433         $          49,502     $   (18,069 )        (37 )%
Transportation and processing services                                                       (3,092 )        (55 )%
revenues                                            2,509                   

5,601


Gain on asset sales and disposals                       -                       256            (256 )       (100 )%
Total Coal Royalty and Other segment
revenues and other income               $          33,942         $          55,359     $   (21,417 )        (39 )%



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Coal Royalty Revenues
Total coal royalty revenues decreased $13.0 million from 2019 to 2020 primarily
driven by weakened coal markets that resulted in lower coal sales volume. The
discussion of these decreases by region is as follows:
•      Appalachia: Sales volumes decreased 25% and revenues decreased $12.0
       million primarily as a result of weakened met coal markets.

Illinois Basin: Sales volumes decreased 10% and coal royalty revenues


       decreased $0.5 million primarily due to weakening of the thermal coal
       export market and lower domestic thermal coal demand in 2020.

Northern Powder River Basin: Sales volumes decreased 38% and coal royalty

revenues decreased $0.1 million primarily due to our lessee mining off of

our property in accordance with its mine plan in 2020, partially offset by

a 58% increase in sales prices as compared to the prior year quarter.




Other Revenues
Other revenues decreased $5.0 million primarily due to a $2.7 million decrease
in coal overriding royalty revenues driven by lower activity at our Williamson
property in the Illinois Basin during the three months ended March 31, 2010 as
compared to the prior year quarter.
Transportation and Processing Services Revenues
Transportation and processing services revenues decreased $3.1 million primarily
due to weakened demand for Illinois Basin coal that resulted in fewer tons being
transported out of our Illinois Basin transportation and processing assets
during the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the prior year
quarter.
Soda Ash

Revenues and other income related to our Soda Ash segment decreased $5.4 million
compared to the prior year quarter primarily due to lower international demand
that resulted in lower international soda ash pricing and volumes sold.

Operating Expenses



The following table presents the significant categories of our consolidated
operating expenses:
                                            For the Three Months Ended
                                                     March 31,                             Percentage
(In thousands)                                  2020            2019         Decrease        Change
Operating expenses
Operating and maintenance expenses         $      5,202     $    8,360     $   (3,158 )        (38 )%
Depreciation, depletion and amortization          2,012          4,392         (2,380 )        (54 )%
General and administrative expenses               3,913          4,350           (437 )        (10 )%
Total operating expenses                   $     11,127     $   17,102     $   (5,975 )        (35 )%

Total operating expenses decreased $6.0 million primarily due to the following: • Operating and maintenance expenses include costs to manage the Coal

Royalty and Other and Soda Ash business segments and primarily consist of

royalty, tax, employee-related and legal costs and bad debt expense. These

costs decreased $3.2 million primarily due to lower royalty fees related

to an overriding royalty agreement with Western Pocahontas Properties

Limited Partnership ("WPPLP"). As a result, the coal royalty expense NRP

pays to WPPLP is fully offset by the coal royalty revenue NRP receives

from this property.

• Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense decreased $2.4 million

due to lower coal sales volumes at certain properties.




Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net decreased $3.9 million primarily due to lower debt
balances during the first three months of 2020 as a result of debt repayments
made over the past twelve months.

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Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP Financial Measure)
The following table reconciles net income (loss) from continuing operations (the
most comparable GAAP financial measure) to Adjusted EBITDA by business segment:
                                              Operating Segments
For the Three Months Ended (In          Coal Royalty and                   Corporate and
thousands)                                   Other           Soda Ash        Financing          Total
March 31, 2020
Net income (loss) from continuing
operations                              $       26,744     $    6,256     $    (14,221 )     $   18,779
Less: equity earnings from
unconsolidated investment                            -         (6,272 )              -           (6,272 )
Add: total distributions from
unconsolidated investment                            -          7,105                -            7,105
Add: interest expense, net                           -              -           10,308           10,308
Add: depreciation, depletion and
amortization                                     2,012              -                -            2,012
Adjusted EBITDA                         $       28,756     $    7,089     $     (3,913 )     $   31,932

March 31, 2019
Net income (loss) from continuing
operations                              $       42,607     $   11,682     $    (18,524 )     $   35,765
Less: equity earnings from
unconsolidated investment                            -        (11,682 )              -          (11,682 )
Add: total distributions from
unconsolidated investment                            -          9,800                -            9,800
Add: interest expense, net                           -              -           14,174           14,174
Add: depreciation, depletion and
amortization                                     4,392              -                -            4,392
Adjusted EBITDA                         $       46,999     $    9,800     $     (4,350 )     $   52,449

Adjusted EBITDA decreased $20.5 million primarily due to the following: • Coal Royalty and Other Segment




•            Adjusted EBITDA decreased $18.2 million primarily as a 

result of the


             decrease in revenues and other income driven by the weakened coal
             markets in the first three months of 2020.

• Soda Ash Segment




•            Adjusted EBITDA decreased $2.7 million as a result of lower cash
             distributions received from Ciner Wyoming in the first three months
             of 2020.


Distributable Cash Flow ("DCF") and Free Cash Flow ("FCF") (Non-GAAP Financial
Measures)
The following table presents the three major categories of the statement of cash
flows by business segment:
                                                 Operating Segments
For the Three Months Ended (In            Coal Royalty and                      Corporate and
thousands)                                     Other             Soda Ash         Financing          Total
March 31, 2020
Cash flow provided by (used in)
continuing operations
Operating activities                    $           30,556     $     7,089     $     (7,490 )     $   30,155
Investing activities                                   272               -                -              272
Financing activities                                     -               -          (28,186 )        (28,186 )

March 31, 2019
Cash flow provided by (used in)
continuing operations
Operating activities                    $           42,916     $     9,800     $    (29,884 )     $   22,832
Investing activities                                   697               -                -              697
Financing activities                                     -               -          (99,852 )        (99,852 )



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The following table reconciles net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations (the most comparable GAAP financial measure) by business segment to DCF and FCF:


                                               Operating Segments
For the Three Months Ended (In          Coal Royalty and                    Corporate and
thousands)                                   Other           Soda Ash         Financing          Total
March 31, 2020
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities of continuing
operations                              $      30,556      $     7,089     $     (7,490 )     $   30,155
Add: proceeds from sale of
discontinued operations                             -                -                -              (66 )
Add: return of long-term contract
receivable                                        272                -                -              272
Distributable cash flow                 $      30,828      $     7,089     $     (7,490 )     $   30,361
Less: proceeds from sale of
discontinued operations                             -                -                -               66
Free cash flow                          $      30,828      $     7,089     $     (7,490 )     $   30,427

March 31, 2019
Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities of continuing
operations                              $      42,916      $     9,800     $    (29,884 )     $   22,832
Add: proceeds from asset sales and
disposals                                         256                -                -              256
Add: proceeds from sale of
discontinued operations                             -                -                -             (390 )
Add: return of long-term contract
receivable                                        441                -                -              441
Distributable cash flow                 $      43,613      $     9,800     $    (29,884 )     $   23,139
Less: proceeds from asset sales and
disposals                                        (256 )              -                -             (256 )
Less: proceeds from sale of
discontinued operations                             -                -                -              390
Free cash flow                          $      43,357      $     9,800     $    (29,884 )     $   23,273

DCF and FCF increased $7.2 million primarily due to the following: • Corporate and Financing Segment




•            DCF and FCF increased $22.4 million primarily due to the timing of
             interest payments on our parent company bonds that were refinanced
             in the second quarter of 2019. Interest is due in June and December
             on the new 9.125% Notes, compared to March and September on the
             previous 10.5% Notes.

This increase in DCF and FCF was partially offset by: • Coal Royalty and Other Segment




•            DCF and FCF decreased $12.8 million and $12.5 million, 

respectively,


             primarily as a result of the decrease in coal royalty revenues
             driven by the weakened coal markets in the first three months of
             2020.


• Soda Ash Segment


•            DCF and FCF decreased $2.7 million as a result of lower cash
             distributions received from Ciner Wyoming in the first three months
             of 2020.



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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Current Liquidity
As of March 31, 2020, we had total liquidity of $200.5 million, consisting of
$100.5 million of cash and cash equivalents and $100.0 million of borrowing
capacity under our Opco Credit Facility.
Cash Flows
Cash flows provided by operating activities increased $8.9 million, from $23.0
million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $31.9 million in the three
months ended March 31, 2020 primarily related to the timing of interest payments
on our parent company bonds that were refinanced in the second quarter of 2019
and lower cash paid for interest on our Opco Senior Notes as a result of debt
repayments made over the past twelve months. This increase was partially offset
by lower operating cash flow as a result of the decrease in coal royalty
revenues driven by the weakened coal markets in addition to lower cash
distributions received from Ciner Wyoming the first three months of 2020.
Cash flows used in financing activities decreased $69.8 million, from $99.6
million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $29.8 million in the three
months ended March 31, 2020 primarily due to lower principal payments made on
our Opco Senior Notes in the first quarter of 2020 as a result of the $49.3
million pre-payment in the first quarter of 2019 related to the sale of our
construction aggregates business.
Capital Resources and Obligations
Debt, Net
We had the following debt outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31,
2019:
                                        March 31,     December 31,
(In thousands)                            2020            2019

Current portion of long-term debt, net $ 45,767 $ 45,776 Long-term debt, net

                       454,110           470,422
Total debt, net                        $  499,877    $      516,198


We have been and continue to be in compliance with the terms of the financial
covenants contained in our debt agreements. For additional information regarding
our debt and the agreements governing our debt, including the covenants
contained therein, see   Note 8. Debt, Net   to the Consolidated Financial
Statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Off-Balance Sheet Transactions
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements with unconsolidated entities
or related parties and accordingly, there are no off-balance sheet risks to our
liquidity and capital resources from unconsolidated entities.
Related Party Transactions
The information required set forth under   Note 10. Related Party Transactions
to the Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.
Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the
amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying
notes. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting
estimates from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2019.
Recent Accounting Standards
The information set forth under   Note 1. Basis of Presentation   to the
Consolidated Financial Statements is incorporated herein by reference.

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