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China shut down 15,400 unlicensed coal mines since 2001
( 2003-07-27 11:44) (Xinhua)

The Chinese government has shut down more than 15,400 small coal mines without license or poor production conditions since 2001, an official said at a conference on the safety of coal mines held Thursday in Jincheng of Shanxi Province, north China.

Most of the small coal mines were closed for failure to meet the minimum safety standards to protect miners' lives.

Zhao Tiechui, deputy director of the State Administration of Work Safety, the country's top watchdog on production safety, saidfive serious accidents occurred in small unlicensed coal mines in China in the first half of 2003, killing 76 people.

He urged local governments to improve the administration and supervision of coal mines, saying departments concerned should continue to shut down mines that are unsafe or pollute the environment.

 
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