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  • New MSHA director lays out mine safety priorities 24 Nov 2009 13:12 GMT
    ... tougher regulations on coal dust exposure for miners. Main was confirmed by the Senate last ... The 60-year-old began working in the coal mines when he was 18. He quickly rose ... efforts. "I understand quality enforcement of the miner acts. I understand the importance of mandatory ...

  • 'Learn mine safety lessons' 24 Nov 2009 01:04 GMT
    ... The mother of Chen Deguo, a coal miner who went missing after a gas blast ... employees," Li said. The bodies of the miners were taken to a morgue 6 km ... despite driving several small, often poorly managed, mines out of business, disasters have flared at ...

  • Safety failures found in pit (2) 24 Nov 2009 00:47 GMT
    ... could have been much worse. The 528 miners working the night shift at the time ... of the families in mind. The Longmei Mining Group is a key State-owned mine with ... down or merged many smaller and private mines into State-owned operations, which are considered generally ...

  • Ex-Miners Suing for Contracting Fatal Disease 24 Nov 2009 04:34 GMT
    ... Twenty-four ex-miners are seeking compensation from Anglo-American after contracting ... miners who contracted silicosis on the gold mines, and secondly, to deal with the problem ... of silicosis". Wokolo Mngeyane was a gold miner for Anglo-American South Africa Ltd. for seven ...

  • Safety failures found in pit 24 Nov 2009 00:47 GMT
    ... A dozen more deaths were confirmed Monday from a ... late last night for the remaining four miners trapped in Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China. At ... under a subsidiary of the State-owned Longmei Mining Holding Group in Hegang. Among the 528 ...

  • Safety flaws blamed for deadly mine blast 24 Nov 2009 01:55 GMT
    ... The mother of Chen Deguo, a coal miner who went missing after a gas blast ... despite driving several small, often poorly managed, mines out of business, disasters have flared at ... given to explain why more than 100 miners were still underground at the time of ...

  • Miners' families want answers in China mine blast 24 Nov 2009 04:35 GMT
    ... HEGANG, China (AP) - Grieving miners' families demanded answers Monday from mining officials about the underground gas explosion that ... of the blast. "We thought the state mines were safe. Why did he die?" she ...

  • 'River of disease' flowing out of SA's mines 24 Nov 2009 06:00 GMT
    ... American and former miners suffering from incurable silicosis shows signs of ... the case reaches its conclusion. The Bond Mining Association’s Danny Mofokeng says this is a ... advice about health concerns to its subsidiary mines. If successful, the case will have far-reaching ...

  • China mine blast raises safety concerns 24 Nov 2009 05:35 GMT
    ... explosion that shook 28 of the 30 mining platforms in operation, he said. The blast ... felt 6 miles away. Of the 528 miners who were working in the pit when ... strengthened its effort to shut down smaller mines, most of which are illegal. Yet official ...

  • Four miners after blast 24 Nov 2009 09:44 GMT
    ... Hegang, China - Too many miners were below ground at a Chinese coal ... injured more than 60 people. An injured miner who gave only his surname Wang hinted ...

  • China blast mine "overcrowded": safety official 24 Nov 2009 09:44 GMT
    ... HEGANG, China : Too many miners were below ground at a Chinese coal ... injured more than 60 people. An injured miner who gave only his surname Wang hinted ...

  • China blast mine 'overcrowded': safety official 24 Nov 2009 05:37 GMT
    ... HEGANG, China (AFP) – Too many miners were below ground at a Chinese where ... injured more than 60 people. An injured miner who gave only his surname Wang hinted ...

  • Chinese coal mining is under scrutiny after blast kills dozens 24 Nov 2009 04:32 GMT
    ... Chinese coal mining is under scrutiny after blast kills dozens ... shouldn't be achieved at the price of miners' blood," said provincial governor Li Zhanshu. Coal ...

  • Texas-based company proposes return of uranium mining to the region 24 Nov 2009 01:36 GMT
    ... Texas-based company proposes return of uranium mining to the region Mon. November 23, 2009; Posted: 08:19 ... there were no regulatory agencies monitoring uranium mines. Uranium Resources Inc., will be regulated by ... regulated by the EPA, the Mine and Safety Administration, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the ...

  • Mining deaths take toll on CIL 24 Nov 2009 06:52 GMT
    ... 23: Around 29 people have died in mining operations of Coal India Limited (CIL) in the ... 33rd meeting of the standing co-mmittee on safety in coal mines which will be held on this Friday. These ...


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