Exhibit 23.1




                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-61704) pertaining to the Coal Company Salary Deferral and Profit
Sharing Plan of A.T. Massey Coal Company Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of
Massey Energy Company) of our report dated June 24, 2002, with respect to the
financial statements and schedule of A.T. Massey Coal Company Inc.'s Coal
Company Salary Deferral and Profit Sharing Plan included in this Annual Report
(Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2001.



                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP



Richmond, Virginia
June 24, 2002