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Article: 7,000 coal mines to close in crackdown
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- China Daily
- Article date:
- August 31, 2005
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In the face of a rising death toll this year, China has ordered
one-third of its coal mines to suspend production by the end of this
year because they are unsafe.
Industry insiders said the suspension will leave a huge number of
miners jobless, but coal supply will only be slightly affected
because most of the pits involved are small.
The State Administration of Coal Mine Safety publicized yesterday
the first group of 1,324 mines that are required to stop production
and meet national safety standards. If they do not, they will be shut
down permanently.
"The number is not all of the mines on the suspension list; the
total will reach 7,000 soon," the administration's press officer,
surnamed ...