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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.2



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4
(File No. 333-92067) of Anker Coal Group, Inc. of our report dated March 29,
1999 relating to the financial statements of Anker Coal Group, Inc. and our
report dated February 28, 1997 relating to the financial statements of Anker
Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries, which appear in such Registration Statement. We
also consent to the references to us under the headings "Selected Financial
Data" and "Experts" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

February 4, 2000