Massey Energy Announces Plan to Reenter Upper Big Branch

JULIAN, W.Va., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Massey Energy Company (NYSE: MEE) announced today that the Company, MSHA and West Virginia Office of Miners Health Safety and Training are planning to reenter the Upper Big Branch Mine on June 2.

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A sixteen member group will reenter the mine.  The group will be made up of Massey members, Federal officials and State officials.

The initial reentry will focus on monitoring the quantity and quality of the air in various locations underground.   The results of this monitoring will dictate when additional entries into the mine to determine the cause of the explosion can begin.  As further details become available, they will be provided.

"We are pleased that the first step in the underground investigation is scheduled to begin," said Massey Energy Chairman and CEO, Don Blankenship.  "We are eager to begin a thorough investigation into the root cause of the accident."

Massey Energy Company, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia, is the largest coal producer in Central Appalachia and is included in the S&P 500 Index.  

SOURCE Massey Energy Company

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