LEXINGTON, KY--(Marketwired - Sep 30, 2016) - Rhino Resource Partners LP (OTCQB: RHNO) ("Rhino" or the "Partnership") announced today that it has entered into an equity exchange agreement (the "Agreement") with Royal Energy Resources, Inc. (OTCQB: ROYE) ("Royal"), Rhino Resource Partners Holdings, LLC ("Rhino Holdings"), an entity wholly-owned by certain investment partnerships managed by Yorktown Partners LLC ("Yorktown"), and Rhino GP LLC, the general partner of Rhino.