FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Whelan Timothy J 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/08/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LP [ARLP] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1717 SOUTH BOULDER AVENUE, SUITE 400 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President Sales 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) TULSA, OK 74119 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common unit 20,223 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted unit	  (2)	  (2)	Common unit	39,256	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted unit	  (3)	  (3)	Common unit	21,822	$ (1)	D	Â
Restricted unit	  (4)	  (4)	Common unit	25,100	$ (1)	D	Â
Phantom unit	  (5)	  (5)	Common unit	5,378	$ (1)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Whelan Timothy J 1717 SOUTH BOULDER AVENUE SUITE 400 TULSA, OK 74119	Â	Â	  Senior Vice President Sales	Â

Signatures

/s/ Timothy Whelan, by Kenneth Hemm, pursuant to power of attorney dated February 6, 2018		02/12/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	1 for 1
(2)	The restricted units will vest on January 1, 2019 provided that the issuer meets certain financial tests. Once vested, the restricted units are to be settled in ARLP units.
(3)	The restricted units will vest on January 1, 2020 provided that the issuer meets certain financial tests. Once vested, the restricted units are to be settled in ARLP units.
(4)	The restricted units will vest on January 1, 2021 provided that the issuer meets certain financial tests. Once vested, the restricted units are to be settled in ARLP units.
(5)	The Phantom units are to be settled in ARLP common units upon the reporting person's death or termination.

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