Tue Nov 29, 2011
JAKARTA Nov 29 (Reuters) - Indonesian miners Harum Energy and Bayan Resources said on Tuesday that they expected delays to their coal deliveries from Borneo island after a bridge collapsed at the weekend, blocking a river used for barge shipments.
"For now ships are not allowed to go across the collapsed bridge area," said Harum Energy spokeswoman Alexandra Mira, adding that the company had notified buyers about the possibility of rescheduled shipments.
She did not give any estimate regarding the volume or length of the likely delay.
Harum's share price fell 5.5 percent on Monday on concerns it would be affected. It rose 0.7 percent on Tuesday.
The delays from the world's top exporter of thermal coal are not seen lifting regional coal prices, given an oversupplied market and concerns about weak demand.
Bayan's coal barging of 20-25,000 tonnes per day along the river from its mine to a port was affected, said Jenny Quantero, a director at Bayan.
An eyewitness said barges were unable to cross the area on Tuesday because of rescue team efforts after the 700-metre suspension bridge on the Mahakam river in Kalimantan collapsed on Saturday, killing at least 18 people.
Indonesia's major coal firms Bumi Resources and Adaro Energy said their shipments were not affected because they did not use the river, though Bumi warned it could be a problem for the industry if the delays continued.
"This may significantly impact transportation of coal at many coal producing mines in the area," Bumi said in a statement.
Brokerage CIMB said that the disruption would only be clear after a safety review in a week's time.
The Mahakam river accounted for around 15 percent of Indonesia's production, so a three-week stoppage could cut three million tonnes, it said.
It said the river each week carried all of Harum's volume of 200,000 tonnes, 158,000 tonnes from Indo Tambangraya Megah and 180,000 tonnes from Singapore-listed Sakari Resources.
CLSA put the potential volume at 20 percent of Indonesia's output, though said firms usually carried three to four-week stockpiles at mines and ports.
"Any outage beyond four weeks could affect Indonesia's coal production by up to 5.7 million tonnes per month," CLSA said in a report.
(sourced Reuters)
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Friday, November 4, 2011
4 dead, 57 trapped in China coal mine rock blast
Friday, Nov 4, 2011 | Agency AP
BEIJING: Rescuers were working Friday to try to save 57 miners who were trapped in a coal mine in central China after a rock explosion that followed a small earthquake, state media reported. Four miners were killed in the blast.
The accident in the coal mine in the city of Sanmenxia in Henan province occurred Thursday evening when 75 miners were working in the shaft, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Fourteen workers escaped.
At least 200 workers were digging a small rescue tunnel about 1,650 feet (500 meters) deep to try to reach the trapped miners, the People's Daily newspaper's website said.
The Qianqiu Coal Mine belongs to Yima Coal Group, a large state-owned coal company in Henan, the State Administration of Work Safety said on its website.
Xinhua said a magnitude-2.9 earthquake occurred to the east of Sanmenxia and that the rock explosion happened about 30 minutes later.
The phenomenon known as a "rock burst" occurs when settling layers of earth bear down on the walls of a mine and result in a sudden, catastrophic release of stored energy. Exploding pillars can turn chunks of rock or coal into deadly missiles, and the shock waves alone can be lethal.
The survival of the trapped miners depends on the intensity of the rock explosion and the rescuers' ability to provide ventilation to them, a local official told The Associated Press.
"If it was not very strong, it might have caused the tunnel to get narrower, but we might still be able to send some air in there to ensure ventilation," said the Yima city Communist Party's head of propaganda, who would give only his surname, Tian, as is common with Chinese officials.
"But if the impact was pretty strong and caused the tunnel walls to collapse, then the ventilation was probably cut off immediately, suffocating the people trapped there. In that case it would be hard to rescue them," Tian said.
Tian said it was difficult to determine how deep in the mine the trapped workers were.
According to Xinhua, workers were digging a tunnel about 830 yards (760 meters) long, but after the rock burst, the tunnel appeared to have "basically folded" a little more than halfway down the passage, at 525 yards (480 meters). It was unclear what the condition of the tunnel was beyond that point, Xinhua said.
China's coal mines are the most dangerous in the world, although the industry's safety record has improved in recent years as smaller, illegal mines have been closed. Annual fatalities are now about one-third of the high of nearly 7,000 in 2002.
(sourcedTimesofIndia)
BEIJING: Rescuers were working Friday to try to save 57 miners who were trapped in a coal mine in central China after a rock explosion that followed a small earthquake, state media reported. Four miners were killed in the blast.
The accident in the coal mine in the city of Sanmenxia in Henan province occurred Thursday evening when 75 miners were working in the shaft, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Fourteen workers escaped.
At least 200 workers were digging a small rescue tunnel about 1,650 feet (500 meters) deep to try to reach the trapped miners, the People's Daily newspaper's website said.
The Qianqiu Coal Mine belongs to Yima Coal Group, a large state-owned coal company in Henan, the State Administration of Work Safety said on its website.
Xinhua said a magnitude-2.9 earthquake occurred to the east of Sanmenxia and that the rock explosion happened about 30 minutes later.
The phenomenon known as a "rock burst" occurs when settling layers of earth bear down on the walls of a mine and result in a sudden, catastrophic release of stored energy. Exploding pillars can turn chunks of rock or coal into deadly missiles, and the shock waves alone can be lethal.
The survival of the trapped miners depends on the intensity of the rock explosion and the rescuers' ability to provide ventilation to them, a local official told The Associated Press.
"If it was not very strong, it might have caused the tunnel to get narrower, but we might still be able to send some air in there to ensure ventilation," said the Yima city Communist Party's head of propaganda, who would give only his surname, Tian, as is common with Chinese officials.
"But if the impact was pretty strong and caused the tunnel walls to collapse, then the ventilation was probably cut off immediately, suffocating the people trapped there. In that case it would be hard to rescue them," Tian said.
Tian said it was difficult to determine how deep in the mine the trapped workers were.
According to Xinhua, workers were digging a tunnel about 830 yards (760 meters) long, but after the rock burst, the tunnel appeared to have "basically folded" a little more than halfway down the passage, at 525 yards (480 meters). It was unclear what the condition of the tunnel was beyond that point, Xinhua said.
China's coal mines are the most dangerous in the world, although the industry's safety record has improved in recent years as smaller, illegal mines have been closed. Annual fatalities are now about one-third of the high of nearly 7,000 in 2002.
(sourcedTimesofIndia)
Sunday, October 30, 2011
29 killed in China coal mine gas explosion
Sun, October 30, 2011 Agency AP
Beijing : A gas explosion rocked a state-owned coal mine in central China's Hunan province, killing 29 workers in the latest in a slew of such accidents in the country.
A total of 35 miners were working in the Xialiuchong Coal Mine in Hengyang city when the mishap happened around 6 pm last evening. Six of the miners had been rescued and admitted to hospital, according to authorities.
The death toll reached 29 after rescuers located the body of a trapped worker, the official Xinhua news agency reported today.
Family members and other relatives of the coal mine workers, who were anxiously waiting at the site during the rescue operation, burst into tears after hearing the news of the death of 29 miners.
Luo Lin, head of the State Administration of Work Safety, and Xu Shousheng, Governor of Hunan Province, were involved in directing the rescue operation till this morning.
Xialiuchong Coal Mine, a 40-year-old mining enterprise located in Changjiang township in Hengshan county, is a legally-operating mine with more than 160 miners, according to Xinhua.
This was the second mine accident in the last three days that resulted in casualties due to gas burst.
Seven miners were killed and 11 others were missing after a gas outburst hit a coal mine in central China's Henan Province on October 27.
A spokesman with the provincial work safety authorities said the gas rush had happened shortly after the midnight, when 18 workers were operating underground at the Jiulishan Coal Mine in Jiaozuo.
Coal mine accidents continue to take place almost every week in energy-hungry China despite measures initiated by the government to increase the safety.
Keywords : China mine explosion, China gas explosion, mine mishap
Beijing : A gas explosion rocked a state-owned coal mine in central China's Hunan province, killing 29 workers in the latest in a slew of such accidents in the country.
A total of 35 miners were working in the Xialiuchong Coal Mine in Hengyang city when the mishap happened around 6 pm last evening. Six of the miners had been rescued and admitted to hospital, according to authorities.
The death toll reached 29 after rescuers located the body of a trapped worker, the official Xinhua news agency reported today.
Family members and other relatives of the coal mine workers, who were anxiously waiting at the site during the rescue operation, burst into tears after hearing the news of the death of 29 miners.
Luo Lin, head of the State Administration of Work Safety, and Xu Shousheng, Governor of Hunan Province, were involved in directing the rescue operation till this morning.
Xialiuchong Coal Mine, a 40-year-old mining enterprise located in Changjiang township in Hengshan county, is a legally-operating mine with more than 160 miners, according to Xinhua.
This was the second mine accident in the last three days that resulted in casualties due to gas burst.
Seven miners were killed and 11 others were missing after a gas outburst hit a coal mine in central China's Henan Province on October 27.
A spokesman with the provincial work safety authorities said the gas rush had happened shortly after the midnight, when 18 workers were operating underground at the Jiulishan Coal Mine in Jiaozuo.
Coal mine accidents continue to take place almost every week in energy-hungry China despite measures initiated by the government to increase the safety.
Keywords : China mine explosion, China gas explosion, mine mishap
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Mr Whittall to leave Pike River Coal
Saturday, 08 Oct 2011
It is reported that Mr Peter Whittall CEO of Pike River will be leaving the company at the end of November.
Mr Whittall became the public face of the company after 29 men died in a series of explosions in the West Coast mine last November. His departure is part of the downsizing of the company which is now in receivership.
Receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers's Malcolm Hollis said Mr Whittall had been kept on to help with the insurance claim and the pending sale of the mine.
The company has moved its HQ to smaller premises in Wellington and from Friday only Mr Whittall and an IT manager will be based there, leaving a company which once employed more than 157 staff with just 18.
The other remaining staffs are based in Greymouth.
Last week Mr Whittall gave emotional testimony to the Royal Commission of Inquiry which has been investigating the safety procedures at the mine and the response to the disaster. He has faced criticism from some family members of the deceased miners who claim he gave them false hope that their loved ones would be rescued.
However, Mr Whittall said he was giving families what he believed was an accurate picture and he himself was not given accurate information from the police and fire service.
(sourced from NZHerald)
It is reported that Mr Peter Whittall CEO of Pike River will be leaving the company at the end of November.
Mr Whittall became the public face of the company after 29 men died in a series of explosions in the West Coast mine last November. His departure is part of the downsizing of the company which is now in receivership.
Receiver PricewaterhouseCoopers's Malcolm Hollis said Mr Whittall had been kept on to help with the insurance claim and the pending sale of the mine.
The company has moved its HQ to smaller premises in Wellington and from Friday only Mr Whittall and an IT manager will be based there, leaving a company which once employed more than 157 staff with just 18.
The other remaining staffs are based in Greymouth.
Last week Mr Whittall gave emotional testimony to the Royal Commission of Inquiry which has been investigating the safety procedures at the mine and the response to the disaster. He has faced criticism from some family members of the deceased miners who claim he gave them false hope that their loved ones would be rescued.
However, Mr Whittall said he was giving families what he believed was an accurate picture and he himself was not given accurate information from the police and fire service.
(sourced from NZHerald)
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Explosion in Chinese coal mine kills 13 workers and 5 missing
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2011
Xinhua News Agency reported that an explosion in a coal mine has killed at least 13 workers and 5 other workers are missing after the blast Tuesday in a mine in the southwestern province of Guizhou.
It said that 13 miners managed to escape, but three of those died in a hospital.
It did not give a cause for the blast.
Mr Min Luming secretary of the Communist Party of China of Libo County said the accident occurred at around 7 AM at Anping Coal Mine which is located in the Lihua Township in Libo County.
Rescue efforts are under way.
(Sourced from Xinhua)
Xinhua News Agency reported that an explosion in a coal mine has killed at least 13 workers and 5 other workers are missing after the blast Tuesday in a mine in the southwestern province of Guizhou.
It said that 13 miners managed to escape, but three of those died in a hospital.
It did not give a cause for the blast.
Mr Min Luming secretary of the Communist Party of China of Libo County said the accident occurred at around 7 AM at Anping Coal Mine which is located in the Lihua Township in Libo County.
Rescue efforts are under way.
(Sourced from Xinhua)
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Four dead in Mexican coal mine collapse
MEXICO CITY Aug26 (Reuters) - Four miners were killed when a coal mine collapsed in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila on Friday, a senior government official said.
Labor Minister Javier Lozano said in a Twitter message the fourth body was recovered late on Friday and an extraordinary inspection of the mine was underway.
About 132 miners were working in the Esmeralda mine run by Minera del Norte, an affiliate of steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico, when the accident happened.
"I believe in all honesty that they are presumably dead," Lozano told a Mexican radio station shortly before rescuers began pulling bodies from the mine.
In May, 14 workers were killed in an explosion at another coal mine in the northern Mexican state.
Lozano said officials will investigate to ensure there were no violations at the large-scale mine in San Juan de Sabinas, about 78 miles (127 km) south of the U.S. border.
Altos, among the biggest steelmakers in Mexico, said it sent 66 rescue workers to the collapsed mine.
Labor Minister Javier Lozano said in a Twitter message the fourth body was recovered late on Friday and an extraordinary inspection of the mine was underway.
About 132 miners were working in the Esmeralda mine run by Minera del Norte, an affiliate of steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico, when the accident happened.
"I believe in all honesty that they are presumably dead," Lozano told a Mexican radio station shortly before rescuers began pulling bodies from the mine.
In May, 14 workers were killed in an explosion at another coal mine in the northern Mexican state.
Lozano said officials will investigate to ensure there were no violations at the large-scale mine in San Juan de Sabinas, about 78 miles (127 km) south of the U.S. border.
Altos, among the biggest steelmakers in Mexico, said it sent 66 rescue workers to the collapsed mine.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Four dead in Mexican coal mine collapse
Sat Aug 27, 2011
MEXICO CITY Aug 26 (Reuters) - Four miners were killed when a coal mine collapsed in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila on Friday, a senior government official said.
Labor Minister Javier Lozano said in a Twitter message the fourth body was recovered late on Friday and an extraordinary inspection of the mine was underway.
About 132 miners were working in the Esmeralda mine run by Minera del Norte, an affiliate of steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico, when the accident happened.
"I believe in all honesty that they are presumably dead," Lozano told a Mexican radio station shortly before rescuers began pulling bodies from the mine.
In May, 14 workers were killed in an explosion at another coal mine in the northern Mexican state.
Lozano said officials will investigate to ensure there were no violations at the large-scale mine in San Juan de Sabinas, about 78 miles (127 km) south of the U.S. border.
Altos, among the biggest steelmakers in Mexico, said it sent 66 rescue workers to the collapsed mine.
(sourced Reuters)
MEXICO CITY Aug 26 (Reuters) - Four miners were killed when a coal mine collapsed in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila on Friday, a senior government official said.
Labor Minister Javier Lozano said in a Twitter message the fourth body was recovered late on Friday and an extraordinary inspection of the mine was underway.
About 132 miners were working in the Esmeralda mine run by Minera del Norte, an affiliate of steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico, when the accident happened.
"I believe in all honesty that they are presumably dead," Lozano told a Mexican radio station shortly before rescuers began pulling bodies from the mine.
In May, 14 workers were killed in an explosion at another coal mine in the northern Mexican state.
Lozano said officials will investigate to ensure there were no violations at the large-scale mine in San Juan de Sabinas, about 78 miles (127 km) south of the U.S. border.
Altos, among the biggest steelmakers in Mexico, said it sent 66 rescue workers to the collapsed mine.
(sourced Reuters)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Shandong Province to shut down small coal mines below 300,000 mt capacity
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Shandong Coal Industry Administration in China's Shandong Province is proposing to upgrade small coal mines with annual production capacities under 300,000 mt in the province in order to expand their capacities. By the end of 2015, all coal mines in the province with annual capacities lower than 300,000 mt are to be shut down.
To control mining accidents, the local authorities in Shandong are keeping a close eye on local mining activities and have issued very strict requirements for accident reports and accountability. As regards illegal mining activities, the mines and the relevant responsible persons will be faced with sanctions.
(sourced steelorbis)
Shandong Coal Industry Administration in China's Shandong Province is proposing to upgrade small coal mines with annual production capacities under 300,000 mt in the province in order to expand their capacities. By the end of 2015, all coal mines in the province with annual capacities lower than 300,000 mt are to be shut down.
To control mining accidents, the local authorities in Shandong are keeping a close eye on local mining activities and have issued very strict requirements for accident reports and accountability. As regards illegal mining activities, the mines and the relevant responsible persons will be faced with sanctions.
(sourced steelorbis)
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
26 trapped in NE China coal mine flood
Wed, August 24, 2011 | By Xinhua
HARBIN - Twenty-six miners remain trapped underground after an illegal coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province flooded on Tuesday, according to the local government.
The flood occurred while 45 miners were working in a pit belonging to Hengtai Coal Mining Co., Ltd. in the city of Qitaihe, a spokesman with the provincial work safety administration said.
The spokesman said that while 19 miners managed to escape, 26 others remain stranded in the pit.
Rescue efforts are under way, he said.
The flooded pit was part of a smaller mine that was illegally operating, as it was supposed to halt production and be integrated into a larger mine before resuming operations, the spokesman said.
China has tried to close many of its smaller mines in recent years in order to improve safety and efficiency in the mining industry.
Following the accident, Huang Yuzhi, deputy chief of the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety, led a team to the flooded pit to direct the rescue efforts.
The administration has ordered local authorities to verify the number of miners currently trapped in the pit. The administration will conduct a joint investigation with the State Administration of Work Safety to find the cause of the accident and punish any individuals or companies who are found to have violated laws and regulations in relation to the accident.
HARBIN - Twenty-six miners remain trapped underground after an illegal coal mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province flooded on Tuesday, according to the local government.
The flood occurred while 45 miners were working in a pit belonging to Hengtai Coal Mining Co., Ltd. in the city of Qitaihe, a spokesman with the provincial work safety administration said.
The spokesman said that while 19 miners managed to escape, 26 others remain stranded in the pit.
Rescue efforts are under way, he said.
The flooded pit was part of a smaller mine that was illegally operating, as it was supposed to halt production and be integrated into a larger mine before resuming operations, the spokesman said.
China has tried to close many of its smaller mines in recent years in order to improve safety and efficiency in the mining industry.
Following the accident, Huang Yuzhi, deputy chief of the State Administration of Coal Mine Safety, led a team to the flooded pit to direct the rescue efforts.
The administration has ordered local authorities to verify the number of miners currently trapped in the pit. The administration will conduct a joint investigation with the State Administration of Work Safety to find the cause of the accident and punish any individuals or companies who are found to have violated laws and regulations in relation to the accident.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Gas leak in coal mine kills 7 in South West China
Monday, 22 Aug 2011
Xinhua reported that at least seven workers were killed in a coal mine gas leak in Southwest China Guizhou Province Thursday.
A spokesman with the Guizhou Provincial Work Safety Administration said the accident took place at about 3:30 PM at the Feitian Coal Mine in Zhijin County. Sixteen miners were lifted above ground, but two had died and five others died en route to hospital.
The spokesman said a rescue operation is continuing.
It was not immediately known how many miners were working underground when the accident happened.
(sourced from Xinhua)
Xinhua reported that at least seven workers were killed in a coal mine gas leak in Southwest China Guizhou Province Thursday.
A spokesman with the Guizhou Provincial Work Safety Administration said the accident took place at about 3:30 PM at the Feitian Coal Mine in Zhijin County. Sixteen miners were lifted above ground, but two had died and five others died en route to hospital.
The spokesman said a rescue operation is continuing.
It was not immediately known how many miners were working underground when the accident happened.
(sourced from Xinhua)
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Mr Azarov directs cabinet to discuss safety at coal mines in Ukraine
Tuesday, 16 Aug 2011
Ukrainian Journal cited Mr Mykola Azarov Prime Minister of Ukraine as saying that the issue of safety at coal mines in Ukraine will be considered at the next cabinet meeting.
He said that "I appoint the discussion at the cabinet meeting to be held next Wednesday."
(sourced Ukrainian Journal)
Ukrainian Journal cited Mr Mykola Azarov Prime Minister of Ukraine as saying that the issue of safety at coal mines in Ukraine will be considered at the next cabinet meeting.
He said that "I appoint the discussion at the cabinet meeting to be held next Wednesday."
(sourced Ukrainian Journal)
Monday, August 15, 2011
China coal mine blast kills 10: official
Mon, Aug15, 2011
BEIJING — Ten people were killed by an explosion in a coal mine in southwest China, a local official said, in the latest in a series of fatal accidents to plague the industry.
The blast occurred on Sunday evening in Guizhou province, a local official who refused to be named told AFP.
"There was a blast on Sunday evening. Ten people died and one was injured," he said.
China's coal mines -- which have a notoriously poor safety record -- have been hit by a series of accidents in recent months. Last month, a coal mine flood in the same province killed 23 workers.
Last year, 2,433 people died in coal mine accidents in China, according to official statistics -- a rate of more than six workers per day.
Labour rights groups, however, say the actual death toll is likely much higher, partly due to under-reporting of accidents as mine bosses seek to limit their economic losses and avoid punishment.
sourced AFP
Friday, August 5, 2011
Ukraine mining accident possibly caused by poor engineering: government
KIEV, August 5 (Xinhua) -- A mining accident that killed one worker and injured at least 25 others in eastern Ukraine was possibly caused by poor engineering and a lack of discipline, the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry said Friday.
A poor engineering design caused an unstable pattern of ventilation inside the Krasnokutska mine in Lugansk region, which led to Thursday's methane gas explosion, the ministry said in a statement.
Discipline at the mine was disordered, and an emergency evacuation of workers could not be properly conducted, it added.
The director of the mine was suspended by Fuel and Energy Minister Yury Boiko until the end of the investigation. The deputy chief safety engineer was dismissed.
Thursday's blast was the third mining accident in Ukraine in less than a week. Last Friday, a blast at a mine in Lugansk region killed 27 people. On the same day, 11 miners were killed in another accident in the Donetsk region.
(sourced Xinhua)
A poor engineering design caused an unstable pattern of ventilation inside the Krasnokutska mine in Lugansk region, which led to Thursday's methane gas explosion, the ministry said in a statement.
Discipline at the mine was disordered, and an emergency evacuation of workers could not be properly conducted, it added.
The director of the mine was suspended by Fuel and Energy Minister Yury Boiko until the end of the investigation. The deputy chief safety engineer was dismissed.
Thursday's blast was the third mining accident in Ukraine in less than a week. Last Friday, a blast at a mine in Lugansk region killed 27 people. On the same day, 11 miners were killed in another accident in the Donetsk region.
(sourced Xinhua)
Friday, July 29, 2011
20 dead, 17 missing in Ukraine twin mine tragedies
July 29, 2011Agence France-Presse
LUGANSK, Ukraine - Twenty miners died and another 17 were missing Friday in two separate accidents at coal mines in the east of Ukraine, an industrial region notorious for its mining safety record.
The twin disasters were the country's worst mining accidents since more than 100 miners were killed in a mine explosion in 2007.
President Viktor Yanukovych interrupted his vacation and was expected at the Lugansk mine, which is run by a private holding controlled by Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine's richest man who bankrolled his 2010 presidential campaign.
Yanukovych also cancelled plans to attend the Formula 1 Power Boat Grand Prix near Kyiv, his administration said.
At least 16 miners were killed instantly as a result of an explosion at the Sukhodolskaya-Vostochnaya coal mine in the eastern Lugansk region early Friday, the emergencies ministry said.
Another three workers received burns and other injuries and were hospitalized, it said. One of the injured died later of his wounds.
The two injured were in a grave condition, said Pavel Malysh, top health official for the Lugansk region, noting they suffered from a combination of burns and head injuries.
"We're are doing our best to save them," he said.
"The fate of nine miners remains unknown," said the Kyiv-based emergencies ministry in a statement, adding that a total of 28 people were working at the pit when the explosion occurred at 1:57 am Friday.
The Lugansk regional administration, citing preliminary information, said the accident was caused by a methane explosion, which has caused most of the country's past mining disasters.
A separate accident at the state-controlled Bazhanova mine in the town of Makiyivka in the neighbouring Donetsk region left three people dead, the emergencies ministry said in a statement.
The emergencies ministry said the tragedy was caused when the 70-metre-high (230-foot) mine headframe, which is used to lower miners down into the mine and bring them up again, collapsed earlier Friday.
Eight workers were missing, according to the emergencies ministry, and officials said it appeared they were still alive but trapped under the rubble.
"The voices of two people can be heard from under the ruins," said Donetsk region governor Andriy Shishatsky.
"They're saying that more people are under them. The main task is to get the people out as soon as possible."
Another four were injured, the emergencies ministry said, adding that more than 530 workers were able to bring themselves to the surface using emergency shafts.
An official with Metinvest Group, a private holding that includes the company operating the Lugansk region mine, said it had modern equipment but was one of the most dangerous coal mines in the country as it had high levels of methane and had experienced accidents in the past.
System Capital Management Group, controlled by Akhmetov, has a 70 per cent stake in Metinvest.
"The company spent huge money to upgrade it," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. "But the mine is incredibly dangerous."
Albina Kosheleva, the Lugansk regional administration spokeswoman, also said the mine boasted modern equipment and the safety procedures there were at a "decent level".
The Metinvest official said families of the miners killed in the blast would each receive one million hryvnias ($125,000).
Dmitry Kalitventsev, leader of a local miners' trade union, expressed fears the rescue teams would find more dead at the Lugansk mine.
"It is most likely that all of them died," he told AFP, referring to the missing workers.
Deadly accidents are frequent in Ukrainian mines, most of which are located in the country's industrial eastern region. Many of the mines are underfunded and poorly equipped, while safety violations are rife.
In the worst accident of its kind in the country's post-Soviet history, more than 100 miners were killed in an explosion in 2007 at the Zasyadko mine, one of the three biggest in Ukraine.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Eleventh body pulled from collapsed Mexico mine
Sat May 7, 2011 3:20pm GMT
MEXICO CITY May 7 (Reuters) - Rescuers recovered an 11th body from a collapsed coal mine in northern Mexico late on Friday and kept searching for three more missing bodies.
Rescuers are digging around the clock to remove rubble in the shallow mine shaft that collapsed on Tuesday after a methane gas explosion outside the town of Sabinas in the desert state of Coahuila, which borders Texas.
All 14 miners lost in the explosion are presumed dead.
Labor Minister Javier Lozano said on Twitter that the 11th body was recovered just before midnight on Friday.
Mexico has been a leading minerals exporter for centuries and expects $4 billion in investment in its mining industry this year. But smaller mines often escape inspection and bypass many basic safety standards. (Reporting by Elinor Comlay, sourced Thomson Reuters)
MEXICO CITY May 7 (Reuters) - Rescuers recovered an 11th body from a collapsed coal mine in northern Mexico late on Friday and kept searching for three more missing bodies.
Rescuers are digging around the clock to remove rubble in the shallow mine shaft that collapsed on Tuesday after a methane gas explosion outside the town of Sabinas in the desert state of Coahuila, which borders Texas.
All 14 miners lost in the explosion are presumed dead.
Labor Minister Javier Lozano said on Twitter that the 11th body was recovered just before midnight on Friday.
Mexico has been a leading minerals exporter for centuries and expects $4 billion in investment in its mining industry this year. But smaller mines often escape inspection and bypass many basic safety standards. (Reporting by Elinor Comlay, sourced Thomson Reuters)
Monday, April 4, 2011
Weak life signs detected, 60 hours after seven trapped in flooded coal mine in N. China
Mon April04, 2011 17:44:29| English.news.cn
TANGSHAN, Hebei, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers on Monday detected weak life signs, as they approached a flooded shaft under a coal mine in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, where seven workers remained trapped underground for more than 60 hours.
Rescuers said they were only a few meters away from the location where the workers might be trapped by Monday afternoon. However, they had to remain cautious to move further because the digging may cause secondary disasters.
Local authorities said the seven trapped workers were undertaking maintenance work when the flooding occurred at 10 p.m. Friday. Production in the colliery had been halted before the incident to prepare for the mine's reconstruction.
The rescue work is currently led by vice governor of Hebei Zhang Jiehui. Editor: Zhang Xiang
(Xinhuanet)
TANGSHAN, Hebei, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers on Monday detected weak life signs, as they approached a flooded shaft under a coal mine in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, where seven workers remained trapped underground for more than 60 hours.
Rescuers said they were only a few meters away from the location where the workers might be trapped by Monday afternoon. However, they had to remain cautious to move further because the digging may cause secondary disasters.
Local authorities said the seven trapped workers were undertaking maintenance work when the flooding occurred at 10 p.m. Friday. Production in the colliery had been halted before the incident to prepare for the mine's reconstruction.
The rescue work is currently led by vice governor of Hebei Zhang Jiehui. Editor: Zhang Xiang
(Xinhuanet)
Saturday, February 26, 2011
BHP Billiton Suspended Wessels Manganese Operations After Death
Feb25, 2011,
Carli Lourens
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd. said it suspended operations at Wessels manganese mine, part of its Hotazel unit in South Africa, after an employee was killed in an accident.
An investigation into the incident has been started, the company said in an e-mailed statement today.
Carli Lourens
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Ltd. said it suspended operations at Wessels manganese mine, part of its Hotazel unit in South Africa, after an employee was killed in an accident.
An investigation into the incident has been started, the company said in an e-mailed statement today.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Mechel re-starts Nerungrinskaya coal washing plant after accident
Tuesday, 15 Feb 2011
Mechel announced the re launching of the Nerungrinskaya washing plant at Yakutugol OAO, following the accident on December 26 which saw the collapse of three thickeners in the washing shop.
The washing plant's coking coal concentrate production equipment was started back upon February 10. Operations were resumed at the washing shop's second and third sections, which at full load will allow the plant to maintain pre accident levels of concentrate production. Repairs are ongoing at the shop's first section.
The Nerungrinskaya washing plant's re start was preceded by major repair works to eliminate the accident's after effects, restore steelwork, strengthen the thickeners' assembly and prepare the equipment for operation. (sourced:steelguru)
Tags:Mechel, Nerungrinskaya coal washing plant,accident, Yakutugol OAO, collapse, thickeners, coking coal concentrate production, steel, coal,
Mechel announced the re launching of the Nerungrinskaya washing plant at Yakutugol OAO, following the accident on December 26 which saw the collapse of three thickeners in the washing shop.
The washing plant's coking coal concentrate production equipment was started back upon February 10. Operations were resumed at the washing shop's second and third sections, which at full load will allow the plant to maintain pre accident levels of concentrate production. Repairs are ongoing at the shop's first section.
The Nerungrinskaya washing plant's re start was preceded by major repair works to eliminate the accident's after effects, restore steelwork, strengthen the thickeners' assembly and prepare the equipment for operation. (sourced:steelguru)
Tags:Mechel, Nerungrinskaya coal washing plant,accident, Yakutugol OAO, collapse, thickeners, coking coal concentrate production, steel, coal,
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