Home>News Center>China
       
 

4,000 unsafe coal mines to be closed
By Jiang Zhuqing (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-11-15 06:13

At least 4,000 unsafe coal mines will be shut down by the end of the year in an ongoing campaign to sever links between government officials and colliery owners.

Safety watchdogs halted production at 12,148 coal mines in the first 10 months of the year to enforce safety regulations. Of the mines they inspected, 70 per cent failed, said Zhao Tiechui, head of the Sate Administration of Coal Mine Safety.

"The curbing of accidents and shutting down of unlicensed collieries are two tough jobs before the work safety departments right now," said Zhao, during a visit to Northwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

All the collieries that have not so far applied for certificates for safe production should suspend production, he said. Those that fail post-renovation inspections will be closed by the end of the year.

In Chongqing, 314 officials have registered interests totalling 62.7 million yuan (US$7.7 million) in coal mines. Of these interests 35.8 million yuan (US$4.4 million) has been withdrawn, said Xie Xiaojun, vice-major of the city.

In China, poor work safety, collusion between officials and colliery owners, over-exploitation of resources and severe pollution have been dubbed the "four tumours" of the coal industry.

Corruption and collaboration between officials and coal mine owners, is the root cause of coal mine accidents in the nation, said Li Yizhong, minister of the State Administration of Work Safety.

More than 90 per cent of the officials who give protection to illegal coal mines are public servants at county- or township-level, said Cao Jianlin, an official in charge of breaking collaboration between officials and colliery owners in North China's coal-rich Shanxi Province.

"They (the officials) are the forces that determine the life and death of the coal mines," said Cao. "The trading of power and money has made it difficult for watchdogs to tackle collaboration."

There are 4,600 or so registered coal mines in Shanxi Province, said Cao, adding that there were also more than 4,000 illegal mines.

Shi Xueai, vice-Party secretary of Shanxi's Linfen city, said more than 100 officials have been punished for collaborating with coal mine owners.

"But the situation remains serious," said Shi.

According to at least one private colliery owner, Zhang Guoming, Chinese law encourages mine owners not to invest in safety equipment.

Under the current legislation, mining resources belong to the State, while owners of private mines only enjoy the right of exploitation.

"Exploitation rights for private mine owners are usually only granted for less than 10 years, and sometimes no longer than five years," said Zhang.

"Mine owners have such a short period of time in which to turn a profit, they will not waste those profits to make the mine safe,"

(China Daily 11/15/2005 page3)



President Hu in Spain
Oil pipeline linking China, Kazakhstan joins together
Schwarzenegger in China
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

Anhui Province reports new outbreak of bird flu

 

   
 

Strategic partnership established with Spain

 

   
 

'US trade deficit with China to top US$200b'

 

   
 

4,000 unsafe coal mines to be closed

 

   
 

Truck hits jogging students, killing 20

 

   
 

Cause of Jilin chemical plant blasts found

 

   
  Truck hits jogging students, killing 20
   
  'US trade deficit with China to top US$200b'
   
  Cause of Jilin chemical plant blasts found
   
  4,000 unsafe coal mines to be closed
   
  Forum urges closer Sino-US ties
   
  Cultural relics to be protected
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
Experts pinpoint cause of coal mine blast in Shanxi
   
China to close at least 4,000 coal mines this year: official
   
China to hand out free coal mine safety handbook
   
497 officials retract stakes in coal mines
   
China to heavily crack down on corruption behind coal mine accidents
   
7,000 coal mines to close in crackdown
   
Repeated coal mine accidents thwart farmers' aspiration for riches
  News Talk  
  It is time to prepare for Beijing - 2008  
Manufacturers, Exporters, Wholesalers - Global trade starts here.
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 波多野结衣与上司出差| 久久精品国产四虎| 成人午夜高潮A∨猛片| 久久综久久美利坚合众国| 欧美激情视频一区二区三区| 免费a级黄毛片| 老司机在线免费视频| 国产国产精品人在线视| youjizz大全| 国内一级特黄女人精品片| jizz中国jizz欧洲/日韩在线| 成人性生交大片免费看好| 久久久久性色av毛片特级| 最近中文字幕免费mv视频8| 亚洲国产一区视频| 欧美综合激情网| 人人做人人爽人人爱| 精品国产亚洲一区二区三区| 国产mv在线天堂mv免费观看| 风间由美中出黑人| 国产手机精品一区二区| 18禁无遮拦无码国产在线播放 | 德国女人一级毛片免费| 中文字幕在线视频精品| 日本按摩xxxx| 久青草影院在线观看国产| 欧美三级日韩三级| 亚洲日本一区二区一本一道| 炕上摸着老妇雪白肥臀| 伊人久久精品无码麻豆一区| 精品99在线观看| 午夜精品久久久久久久99热| 色吧首页dvd| 国产亚洲欧美另类一区二区三区| 黄色片一级毛片| 国产成人黄色小说| 欧美一级黄视频| 最新国产成人ab网站| 亚洲日韩一页精品发布| 欧美黑人巨大xxxxx| 亚洲精品成人a在线观看|