News About Coal Mines 02-JUL-08 en-us Sydney (AFP) June 26, 2008 - Australia welcomed foreign investment from China but would protect its national interest, the government said Thursday amid speculation that it planned to curb takeovers by state-owned firms.]]> ]]> Kayford, West Virginia (AFP) June 19, 2008 - The traditional lifestyle of the Appalachian peaks of West Virginia is under threat from mining companies who blow the summits off mountains to reach the coal deposits that lie beneath the surface. ]]> Sydney (AFP) June 16, 2008 - Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese backed greater cooperation between China and Australia on resources investment Monday, saying Canberra should not fear government-backed foreign investment funds.]]> Beijing (AFP) June 14, 2008 - Rescue workers were Saturday forced to abandon a search for seven miners trapped after an explosion at a Chinese coal mine in which at least 27 died, state media said Saturday.]]> ]]> Beijing (AFP) June 10, 2008 - China has called on its coal mines to "take effective measures" to increase output, state press said Monday, as parts of the country run low following last month's devastating earthquake.]]> Washington DC (SPX) May 27, 2008 - The National Coal Council (NCC) has presented the U.S. Department of Energy with recommendations for the technology and regulatory framework to increase America's use of clean coal for energy security, environmental improvement and economic prosperity at a time of unprecedented global energy needs.]]> Beijing (AFP) March 9, 2008 - Rescuers fear 13 workers trapped in a coal mine that caught fire in northeast China are dead, after the owner initially claimed they were safe, delaying efforts to find them, state media said Sunday.]]> ]]> Beijing (AFP) Feb 18, 2008 - The recent freezing weather that crippled parts of China could trigger a string of coal mining accidents as collieries ramp up operations after the Lunar New Year holiday, state media said Monday.]]> Beijing (AFP) Feb 19, 2008 - Twenty-four people were killed and five injured in an explosion at an illegal iron mine in northern China, local government officials said Monday, according to state news agency Xinhua.]]> Beijing (AFP) Feb 2, 2008 - Nine workers died Saturday when a gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northwest China, the official Xinhua news agency said, quoting local government officials.]]> ]]> ]]> Beijing (AFP) Jan 30, 2008 - The death toll in a northern China coal mine explosion rose to 25, state media said Wednesday, five more than originally reported following the January 20 blast at the illegal colliery.]]> Beijing (AFP) Jan 22, 2008 - Corruption is a key factor in the frequency of horrific accidents in China's notoriously deadly coal mines, the country's top workplace safety official said Tuesday.]]> Beijing (AFP) Jan 21, 2008 - Twenty people were killed in a gas explosion as they tried to reopen an illegal coal mine in northern China that authorities had shut down, state media reported on Monday.]]> Advertise in Terra Daily and reach thousands of industry, government and science readers the world over.

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