A survey of China’s mining dumps, triggered by a deadly landslide last month, is expected to be completed by the end of October, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Sunday.
The survey was launched following the landslide at an unlicensed iron ore tailing dump in Xiangfen, north China’s Shanxi Province, which killed [...]
PACIFIC ASIA CHINA ENERGY INC. announced the closing of the plan of arrangement under which Green Dragon Gas (”Green Dragon”), through its wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries, GREKA China Ltd. and GREKA Acquisitions Ltd. (”GREKA”), acquired all of the Company’s outstanding shares at a price of CDN$0.35 per share in cash, for total cash proceeds [...]
The owner of an illegal coal mine in northern China has been arrested for allegedly trying to cover up an accident that left at least 19 workers dead, state press reported Thursday.
Rescuers had found 19 bodies following a gas blast at the colliery in Shanxi province, China’s coal mining heartland, Xinhua news agency said, citing [...]
The death toll from a gas explosion in an illegal coal mine in northern China has risen to 20 with the discovery of another body.
The updated toll leaves just one more miner unaccounted for in the disaster in Shanxi province, in which rescue efforts were hampered by the mine owner’s attempts to cover it [...]
The owner of an illegal coal mine in northern China has been arrested for allegedly trying to cover up an accident that left at least 19 workers dead, state press reported Thursday.
Rescuers had found 19 bodies following a gas blast at the colliery in Shanxi province, China’s coal mining heartland, Xinhua news agency said, [...]
Saturday, China revealed closing down over 3,550 illegal coal mines in its largest coal producing region, the Shanxi Province. Combined with the closure of illegal coal mines, 2,517 other natural resources illegal mines were also shut down last year, according to Zhang Huaiwen, Director, Shanxi Provincial Department of Land and Resources. Huaiwen said, At least [...]
Nils Blythe has travelled to one of China’s main coal producing region to look at how the country is tackling global warming.
“Shanxi province is the worst for pollution”, says local businessman Sung Shue Fung.
“When you are driving you often can’t see clearly in front of you. A lot of accidents happen because people can’t see.”
Shanxi [...]
The governor of China’s coal-rich Shanxi province has made a rare public apology for a rash of coal mine disasters last year and vowed to address the problem, according to state media reports.
“As the leader of the provincial government, I shall take the responsibility for the failure and I feel deep remorse,” Yu was quoted [...]
Coal producers and power plants agreed to lift coal prices this year by an average of 30 yuan per tonne, or around 10 percent, state media reported, striking a deal for the first time without government intervention.
Shares in listed coal firms soared on Thursday on improved prospects for coal prices. China Shenhua Energy and [...]
All 47 miners trapped after an explosion in a northern Chinese coal mine were confirmed dead after rescuers found the last body Thursday, a news agency said.
This brought the death toll from two coal mine accidents in Shanxi province in recent days to 81, a day after rescuers at another mine mishap said all 34 [...]
