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Post by dazbt on Jul 21, 2008 12:08:00 GMT -5
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Post by shropshirebloke on Jul 21, 2008 17:30:42 GMT -5
Nothing about that on the news - surprise, surprise. Fingers crossed for the poor buggers.
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Post by dazbt on Jul 22, 2008 3:32:43 GMT -5
Better news, 7 miners escape, 13 more rescued and 12 are in contact with rescuers, but obviously 24 remain trapped and without any contact or communication. www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/220501,thirty-six-miners-remain-trapped-in-china-coal-mine-accident.html |
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Post by dazbt on Jul 22, 2008 7:14:08 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Jul 27, 2008 7:36:12 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Aug 1, 2008 2:16:06 GMT -5
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Post by John on Aug 1, 2008 7:03:55 GMT -5
I wonder when the Chinese governments going to wake up to this problem!
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Post by Mick on Aug 1, 2008 10:27:53 GMT -5
By the looks of things john never,I would say its all about money.
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Post by dazbt on Aug 2, 2008 3:52:06 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Aug 2, 2008 5:36:14 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Aug 2, 2008 16:42:45 GMT -5
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/02/content_8915065.htmOne body recovered five others miners remain trapped/missing in coal/methane outburst incident at Dakuaitian Colliery in Hubei province, central China on Thursday 31st July. It seems that I've managed to miss yet another 'reported' Chinese coalmine disaster, it gets a bit confusing trying to determine one from the other when major mining disasters are occuring practically every day and these, the ones reported through official media channels, are probably only the tip of an iceburg. Often even major coalmining catastrophes don't make international news release and just possibly never even find their way to being disclosed to senior Chinese Government Officials. Numerous estimates from Chinese labour groups put the annual number of mining death figures at more than twice the official numbers released by the Chinese Authorities. Having said that, the Chinese Government have recognised that the alarming incidence of industrial fatalities (particularly in coalmining) has been way above acceptable and in the last year or so have taken sweeping steps in ensuring the closure of thousands of smaller licensed and some illegal coal mines, so many were closed and so sweeping was this action that it has now resulted in China facing major loss of power which is more than likely to result in a ‘Catch Twenty Two Situation’ wherebye increased coal imports result in yet another International price increase and once again the temptation of illegal mining, more production demands on the licensed coal mines, more pressure to up tonnage output, less care, more accidents.
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Post by John on Aug 2, 2008 16:47:11 GMT -5
5 new longwalls at 5 million tonnes per annum will make up the deficit and with safety Daz, pity someone doesn't tell that to the party chiefs!
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Post by dazbt on Aug 2, 2008 17:22:57 GMT -5
5 new longwalls at 5 million tonnes per annum will make up the deficit and with safety Daz, pity someone doesn't tell that to the party chiefs! Yer maybe that's true, but at the same time two of those sort of Longwalls would solve the UK's coal requirement needs, wonder why we haven't twigged it yet? .......... maybe more to it than just saying it would cure all. How realistic is the implementation of 5 x 5,000,000 t/a Longwalls ? |
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Post by dazbt on Aug 4, 2008 16:24:17 GMT -5
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-08/02/content_8915065.htmOne body recovered five others miners remain trapped/missing in coal/methane outburst incident at Dakuaitian Colliery in Hubei province, central China on Thursday 31st July. It seems that I've managed to miss yet another 'reported' Chinese coalmine disaster, it gets a bit confusing trying to determine one from the other when major mining disasters are occuring practically every day and these, the ones reported through official media channels, are probably only the tip of an iceburg. Often even major coalmining catastrophes don't make international news release and just possibly never even find their way to being disclosed to senior Chinese Government Officials. Numerous estimates from Chinese labour groups put the annual number of mining death figures at more than twice the official numbers released by the Chinese Authorities. Having said that, the Chinese Government have recognised that the alarming incidence of industrial fatalities (particularly in coalmining) has been way above acceptable and in the last year or so have taken sweeping steps in ensuring the closure of thousands of smaller licensed and some illegal coal mines, so many were closed and so sweeping was this action that it has now resulted in China facing major loss of power which is more than likely to result in a ‘Catch Twenty Two Situation’ wherebye increased coal imports result in yet another International price increase and once again the temptation of illegal mining, more production demands on the licensed coal mines, more pressure to up tonnage output, less care, more accidents. All the six miners are now confirmed as dead; www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008-08/04/content_6902844.htm |
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Post by dazbt on Aug 5, 2008 8:01:29 GMT -5
A total of 21 rescued and now recovered from the ordeal but sadly it has been confirmed that 36 miners have died, all bodies have been recovered. |
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Post by dazbt on Aug 5, 2008 11:44:01 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Aug 18, 2008 6:01:18 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Aug 19, 2008 3:52:30 GMT -5
latest, 18 known to have died ................. au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/4932144/18-dead-in-chinese-coal-mine-blastClarification of aboves numbers; There are now clearer reports of two seperate coal mine accidents, the second one at Mengla in the Yunnan province originally trapped 8 miners in a roof fall, those bodies are now recovered but 2 would be rescuers went to their aid and are now known to be misssing, meanwhile 8 bodies have been recovered from the Faku mine 'explosion' over and above 2 miners killed initially, bringing the total there to 10 dead and 16 missing. |
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Post by dazbt on Aug 29, 2008 4:40:14 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Sept 4, 2008 3:50:43 GMT -5
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Post by John on Sept 4, 2008 8:16:28 GMT -5
By CHI-CHI ZHANG, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 45 minutes ago
BEIJING - A gas explosion inside a mine in northeast China on Thursday killed 24 people and injured six, local authorities and state media said. Three others were trapped inside.
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The official Xinhua News Agency said the 9 a.m. accident happened in a coal mine in the city of Fuxin in Liaoning province. Rescuers were searching for the three trapped people, it said, citing local authorities.
Forty-one miners were working inside at the time. Xinhua said 14 managed to return to the surface on their own.
A spokesman at the Fuxin safety bureau confirmed the explosion but would not provide further details. The man, who refused to give his name, referred questions to the local coal mining bureau. A woman who answered the phone at the coal mining bureau hung up without answering questions.
China's coal mines are the world's deadliest, with numerous fires, floods and other disasters killing an average of 13 miners a day. Many accidents are blamed on small mines with low safety standards or those operating illegally.
The government has promised for years to improve mine safety but energy-hungry China depends on coal for most of its power generation.
Local Coal Mine Safety officials rushed to the mine to guide rescue efforts, the report said. It said an investigation into the cause is under way.
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Post by dazbt on Sept 5, 2008 2:32:32 GMT -5
........... and yet another, this time in the Southern Sichuan Province, a 'gas blast' resulted in 10 coal miners dead and 8 still missing. tinyurl.com/6kwewm |
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Post by John on Sept 5, 2008 6:23:22 GMT -5
Are the Chinese going for an all out world record???
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Post by dazbt on Sept 6, 2008 2:01:55 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Sept 7, 2008 1:55:56 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Sept 7, 2008 5:25:38 GMT -5
update, 6 miners have been rescued but revised figures show that 18 miners still remain trapped. |
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Post by dazbt on Sept 9, 2008 13:21:26 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Sept 10, 2008 3:38:51 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Sept 14, 2008 6:42:29 GMT -5
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Post by dazbt on Sept 19, 2008 23:57:50 GMT -5
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