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The mine, located close to the China–Russia border, is owned by the state-run [4] Heilongjiang Longmay Mining Holding Group Co., Ltd., which has been open since 1917, [4] and produces 12 million tons of coal per year, [5] making it one of the largest and oldest coal mines in the country. [6]
A violent rock burst in a coal mine killed 11 people in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province on Tuesday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. An initial assessment determined that is ...
Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping ordered economic reforms in 2016 with plans to cut employment in the coal mining industry. Longmay was the subject of the protests and marches relating to delayed payments of workers, some of which who claimed in March 2016 they haven't been paid since October 2015. [3]
On June 10, a gas leak at a coal mine in the town of Longmen , Hancheng, Weinan, Shaanxi killed 7 people. [40] On August 5, a ceiling collapse at a coal mine in Jinzhong, Shanxi killed 3 people. [41] On September 27, a fire at a coal mine in Chongqing operated by Chongqing Energy Investment Group killed 16 people and injured 38 more. [42]
Fire breaks out at a Yongju Coal Industry building in Lüliang
Authorities say 11 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion in northern China, in a reminder of the country's continued dependence on the energy source. The blast occurred late Monday on ...
In September 2008, there was a fire at Fuhua Coal Mine, owned by Fuhua Mining Co., Ltd. It was caused by spontaneous combustion of coal. 31 miners died (19 deaths, 12 missing). [11] In November 2009, there was a gas explosion at Xinxing coal mine, owned by Heilongjiang Longmay Mining Holding Group. Out of 528 workers, 420 miners were rescued ...
Coal-mining was also one of the many dangerous jobs that employed child workers. Children were perfect for squeezing into tight spaces in mines that adults could never reach.