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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Consol Energy has told West Virginia it's eliminating 54 jobs and closing two operations in the state's southern coalfields.
Canonsburg, Pa.-based Consol says in a letter to Workforce West Virginia that a Mingo County surface mine and administrative office will close in July.
The letter says 47 people will lose jobs at the mine and seven jobs are being eliminated at Miller Creek Administration Group in Williamson. Miller Creek has engineers, a safety inspector and warehouse workers.
A Consol spokesman did not immediately respond Thursday to a request for comment.
The coal industry has been idling mines and trimming production to counter weak demand.
Consol is the largest underground coal producer in the United States and has operations in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Utah.
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