2,411 coalmines shut down in 2005 (Xinhua) Updated: 2005-12-26 09:11
China's safety supervisor said here on Sunday that by Dec. 19, altogether
2,411 coal mines had been closed down across the country due to safety problems.
The State Administration of Coal Mine Work Safety announced here on Sunday a
namelist of the first batch of 1,044 closed coal mines.
Among these closed mines, 59 were in Beijing, 125 in Hebei Province, 386 in
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, 70 in Jiangxi Province, 58 in Hubei Province,
and 135 in Sichuan Province.
According to regulations on coal mine work safety promulgated by the State
Council, the Chinese cabinet, coal mines which failedto get safety licenses
within a certain duration must stop production for rectification. If they could
not pass the safety check later, the mines should be shut down.
By Dec. 19, altogether 12,990 coal mines were ordered to stop production due
to safety problems and 2,411 of them have been closed down, said sources with
the administration.
In recent years, the Chinese government has adopted a series of regulations
and measures to improve coal mine safety.
But the situation remains grave, as official statistics showed that from
January to September this year, 4,228 people had been killed in 2,337 coal mine
accidents.
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