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5,290 coal mines shut for safety checks
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-07-22 16:17 China yesterday ordered 5,290
coal mines across the mainland to suspend operation to undergo safety checks
since the facilities hadn't applied for a safety license.
The central government will close down those mines that do not pass safety
inspection before an unspecified deadline, Li Yizhong, director of the State
Administration of Work Safety, said yesterday.
Relatedly, Vice Premier Zeng Peiyan yesterday vowed to reform the coal
industry by establishing large coal groups with better safety equipment, instead
of scattered small shafts with poor safety standards.
Zeng was speaking at a national meeting held in Beijing to improve the
country's coal industry, which is enjoying a high-speed production growth while
suffering rampant gas blasts.
In the first six months this year, accidents at coal mines have killed 2,672
miners, up 3.3 percent year-on-year.
"We should establish some large coal bases which have good cooperation with
transportation systems and power plants," said Zeng.
He also called for more investment in upgrading coal mine equipment to save
resources and avoid accidents.
He said the coal industry should abandon outdated mining
methods which are costly and cause heavy environmental pollution while small
mines with poor safety standards should be shut down.
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