CONSOL Energy Inc. Thursday reported there was a partial structural failure on its above-ground clean coal conveyor belt at the Bailey Preparation Plant in Southwestern Pennsylvania. No one was injured and the system operations were immediately halted.

The belt system conveys coal from the Bailey and Enlow Fork mines at the clean coal silos to the Bailey complex train loadout. CONSOL Energy has conducted a thorough assessment of the occurrence and reconstruction of the affected systems got underway on July 30. 

This incident has affected longwall production at the company's Bailey and Enlow Fork mines. The continuous miner units remain fully operational. At this time, the company estimates that engineering of the affected belt system will be completed by August 3, and we expect to resume production on or about August 12. 

8/5/2013