Exhibit  23.6


                CONSENT OF WEIR INTERNATIONAL MINING CONSULTANTS


     We hereby consent to:  (1) the reference to us under the captions "Coal
Reserve Data" and "Engineers"; and (2) the use of information from or based on
our 1994 reserve report, as updated in May 1998, with respect to the
demonstrated coal reserves of Zeigler Coal Holding Company and its subsidiaries,
which were acquired by Zeigler Acquisition Corporation, a subsidiary of AEI
Resources, Inc. ("AEI"), on September 2, 1998, all of which are included in the
prospectus of AEI Holding Company, Inc. ("the Company") and AEI for the
registration of US$200,000,000 of the 102% Senior Notes of the Company and AEI
due 2005, which prospectus is part of the registration statement to which this
consent is an exhibit.

     We further wish to advise that Weir International Mining Consultants was
not employed on a contingent basis and that at the time of preparation of our
report, as well as at present, neither Weir International Mining Consultants nor
any of its employees had or now has a substantial interest in the Company, AEI
or any of their respective subsidiaries.

Respectfully submitted,


Weir International Mining Consultants


By:  /s/ Dennis Costich

Name: Dennis Costich

Title:  President

Date:  April 21, 1999