EX-23 8 dex23.txt CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Exhibit 23 Consent of Independent Auditors We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of Massey Energy Company and in the related prospectuses of our report dated January 25, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Massey Energy Company included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended October 31, 2001: Registration Statement Number Description ----------------------------- ----------- 333-71047 Form S-3, pertaining to the issuance of senior debt securities. 333-61704 Form S-8, pertaining to Massey Energy Company's Coal Company Salary Deferral and Profit Sharing Plan 333-23809 Form S-8, pertaining to the 1997 Massey Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. 333-37153 Form S-8, pertaining to the Massey Executive Deferred Compensation Program. 333-18151 Form S-8, pertaining to the 1996 Massey Executive Stock Plan. 33-58557 Form S-8, pertaining to the Massey Corporation Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors. 33-31440 Form S-8, pertaining to the 1988 Massey Executive Stock Plan. 333-40372 Form S-8, pertaining to the 1999 Massey Corporation Executive Performance Incentive Plan. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Richmond, Virginia January 25, 2002