Exhibit 23.1



                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) 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 May 21, 2001, 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, 2000.


                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Richmond, Virginia
May 21, 2001