CONSOL ENERGY WILL INCREASE MINING CAPACITY AT IT’S BUCHANAN MINE IN BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA. COMPANY OFFICIALS SAID MINING CAPACITY WILL INCREASE BY NEARLY ONE MILLION TONS OF COAL PER YEAR. THE EXPANSION IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN ABOUT THREE YEARS AND WILL CREATE 40 JOBS OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THE COMPANY IS INVESTING 100 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE MINE. THE BUCHANAN MINE IS ONE OF THE NATION’S LARGEST COAL MINES AND IS AMONG VIRGINIA’S LARGEST COAL PRODUCERS.