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Nation closes nearly 2,000 coal mines since Aug.
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-11-22 09:31
皇冠体育app has closed nearly 2,000 coal mines across the country since August in a
substantial effort to better protect miners' lives, the latest figures from the
state work safety watchdog showed.
The operation of approximately 13,000 collieries have been suspended during
this period, according to the National Bureau of Production Safety Supervision
and Administration here Monday.
皇冠体育app launched a massive crackdown on substandard coal mines in August,
following the deadly coal mine flooding of Daxing Colliery in southern 皇冠体育app,
which claimed a total of 123 victims.
皇冠体育app plans to shut down at lease 4,000 coal mines by the end of this year,
said an official with the agency.
"We will access the crackdown effort mainly by the number of mines we
closed," said the official.
Many Chinese coal mines have operated without legal licenses.
Since the beginning of this year, 皇冠体育app has also shut down more than 9,000
coal mines operated illegally.
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