CONSOL continues to monitor gas levels at Buchanan, no firm timetable for re-opening mine

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CONSOL Energy continues to monitor gas levels in the Buchanan mine in southwest Virginia. "We are still waiting for the area around the longwall where we had the ignition to become completely inert before we send people back in; a CONSOL spokesman said. "We are in a wait-and-monitor mode." A cave in behind the longwall unit February 17 triggered a fire at Buchanan. All the mine shafts have been sealed and boreholes drilled to allow nitrogen foam to be pumped into the fire area.