A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA MINING COMPANY COULD RE-ENTER AN IDLE BUCHNAN COUNTY MINE THAT WAS SHUTDOWN EARLIER THIS YEAR AFTER A SUSPECTED FIRE. CONSOL ENERGY HAS SUBMITTED A PLAN TO STATE AND FEDERAL MINING REGULATORS TELLING THEM HOW THEY PLAN TO RE-ENTER THE FACILITY. A ROOF FALL ON JULY 9TH OCCURRED IN A PORTION OF THE MINE THAT WAS NO LONGER BEING MINED. THE CAVE-IN DISRUPTED THE FLOW OF AIR AND AIR QUALITY READINGS INDICATED A PROBABLE BLAZE IN THAT PORTION. NO ONE WAS HURT DURING THE INCIDENT. STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS WILL REVIEW THE PLAN AND MAKE A DECISION ON IT SOON. THIS PARTICULAR MINE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST UNDERGROUND COAL MINES IN THE U.S. AND EMPLOYEES 450 WORKERS.