6 dead, 21 missing 28 days after coal mine blast in east China
Xinhua
September 16, 2014
The search continues for 21 missing coal miners after an explosion in east
China's Anhui Province 28 days ago trapped the workers in the mine.
An explosion ripped through the mine at about 4 a.m. on Aug. 19 when a total
of 39 workers were in mine shafts hundreds of meters underground. Twelve of
them managed to escape.
So far rescuers have retrieved the bodies of six workers, but the search for
the remaining miners has been hampered by collapsed mine shafts and gas
pockets.
Coal deposits at the site of the accident in Huainan City are deep
underground, pushing miners to travel to dangerous depths to extract the
ore. The Dongfang Mine shaft, where the workers are trapped, descends 500
meters underground.
The provincial coal mine safety inspection bureau revoked the
privately-owned Dongfang coal mine's production permit on Tuesday. The
operation has an annual production capacity of 90,000 tonnes.
At the time of the incident the mine was operating illegally.
Although the mine was officially licensed, the city government had issued
production suspension orders for all coal mines beginning June 30 as part of
a flood prevention effort.
The provincial government on Monday urged a thorough overhaul of mines with
an annual capacity equal to or lower than 90,000 tonnes, and pledged to
provide subsidies for closed mines.
Bai Fafu, a miner who narrowly escaped the Dongfang mine blast, told Xinhua
that although the mining is risky, he would seek jobs in other coal mines no
matter what, as it was the highest form of income in the local area.
Farmers have surrendered their land to mining firms. The deep-well drilling
has damaged the land, making it impossible to be reclaimed after the mineral
resources are dug out.
Posted by: minsafety@yahoo.co.in
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