The continuous mining operations will be reduced to five days per week.
The move has been taken as a result of increased inventories and decreased international demand for its metallurgical coal.
The duration of the idled mining unit is not known, and Consol expects production to be reduced by about 295,000 tons per month on this reduced schedule.
Consol will continue to monitor market demand and respond accordingly.
This action involves no layoffs, however most overtime and other non-essential work may be postponed until resumption of normal operations.
Consol is a producer of metallurgical coal, high-Btu thermal coal and natural gas.
