Thing Are Looking Up, Down There

Consol Energy has announced that its 400-employee Buchanan Mine in Buchanan County, W.Va., is likely to be back in production by the end of this month, AP reports.

The mine was sealed after a fire broke out on the longwall in mid-February. At the time, the company said a rock fall in the gob was the likely ignition source.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/virginia/dp-va--coalminefire0605jun05,0,831519.story?coll=dp-headlines-virginia

Meanwhile, the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer described how western Kentucky is sharing in the benenfits of the current coal boom.

http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/kentucky/8513171.htm