Category: coal mines

ANALYSIS: China Hoodwinking the World via Technologically Advanced Coal Mines

News Analysis China has persisted in pursuing a policy of modernizing its vast number of coal mines using the latest technologies in a bid to make them more productive, while Western nations are cutting down on traditional energy sources in order to meet climate change goals set by global entities. In the 2015 United Nations’…


Death Toll Rises to 18 From Polish Mine Accidents; 7 Missing

The death toll from disasters in two Polish coal mines rose to 18 after the bodies of four missing miners were found Wednesday. The rescue operation at the Borynia-Zofiowka mine in southern Poland ended after the last miners missing after a tremor and methane gas discharge on Saturday were pronounced dead. They brought the total…


4 Polish Miners Declared Dead; Search Goes on for 6 Missing

WARSAW, Poland—The death toll from accidents in recent days at two coal mines in southern Poland has increased to nine after four miners were brought to the surface and pronounced dead, authorities said Sunday. The miners were among 10 missing since an underground tremor and methane gas discharge at the Borynia-Zofiowka mine early Saturday. Six…


Chinese Leader Xi Says Low Carbon Push Should Not Mean Lowering Productivity

China hinted that its carbon reduction initiatives would now move at a cautious pace, after the communist regime’s leader Xi Jinping said that carbon-cutting goals should not come at the expense of the “normal life” of ordinary people. His words come at a time when Beijing has continued to produce coal at a record pace,…


China Coal’s Last Hurrah Comes Too Late for Old Mining Towns

PINGDINGSHAN, China—On the edges of an old and depleted mine on the rugged outskirts of Pingdingshan in central China’s Henan province, workers sift through dunes of low-grade coal, looking to extract every last calorie of energy from the city’s crumbling seams. But despite an unexpected energy crunch that left authorities scrambling to guarantee coal supplies…


Rare Floods Hit China’s Coal-Rich Province Causing Further Coal Supply Tension

Since Oct. 2, China’s largest coal-producing province, Shanxi, has experienced continuous heavy rain, affecting more than 70 districts and cities in the province. The unceasing downpour has resulted in floods, landslides, road closures, and the suspension of 60 of its coal mines. The flooding in Shanxi province comes less than three months after the flooding…


Coal Miners Trapped in Flooded Mine in China’s Qinghai

Nineteen coal miners were reportedly trapped in a flooded mine in the northwestern Qinghai province of China on Sunday. At least one coal miner has died, state media Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday. The actual number of casualties is difficult to verify, as the Chinese regime routinely suppresses or alters information. Local authorities said in a…


Fire at Poland’s Largest Lignite Mine Out, Unit to Be Shut Down Temporarily

WARSAW, Poland—A fire engulfed a conveyer belt at Poland’s largest brown coal mine Saturday before it was extinguished, and a linked power plant will have one of its units shut because the fire disrupted coal deliveries. The midday fire at the Belchatow mine in central Poland covered the area that includes Poland’s largest lignite power…