FOLLOWING REPAIRS MADE AFTER A SERIES OF ROOF FALLS CLOSED A BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA MINE FOR SEVEN MONTHS, THE STATE’S LARGEST UNDERGROUND MINE COULD BE BACK IN FULL PRODUCTION BY MID-MARCH. CONSOL ENERGEY OFFICIALS SAY NEARLY ALL REPAIRS TO THE MINE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED EXCEPT FOR WORK ON THE MINE’S MASSIVE UNDERGROUND COAL STORAGE BUNKER. ENGINEERS ARE REPORTEDLY TWEAKING THE MINE PLAN IN THE NEW AREA AND FULL PRODUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE MINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN JULY OF LAST YEAR WHEN SEVERAL ROOF FALLS DISRUPTED THE MINE’S VENTILATION SYSTEM IN A SECTION OF THE MINE THAT WAS NO LONGER ACTIVE. 520 WORKERS WERE EVACUATED WHEN THE ROOF FALLS HAPPENED.