A Southwest Virginia Coal Company Has Announced Plans To Shut Down Three Mines And Reduce Its Work Force At Two Other Mines In Dickenson County, Virginia. The Move Will Mean The Elimination Of About 100 Jobs. Paramount Coal Company, An Affiliate Of Alpha Natural Resources, Said It Will Cease Operating Deep Mines 44, 37, And 25 By The End Of November. The Company Will Also Reduce Its Workforce At Deep Mines 41 And 26.