The mine, affiliated to the State-owned Huajin Coking Coal Co Ltd, is a major project approved by the provincial government. It is expected to produce 6 million tons of coal annually once in operation.
Xinjiang mine collapse
In Northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, 10 people have been trapped underground after a coal mine under construction collapsed on Tuesday.
Twenty-one workers were in the shaft when the accident happened about 10 am at the Shajihai Coal Mine in the autonomous county of Hoboksar and 11 were lifted safely to the ground, a county government spokesman said.
The local authorities have launched a rescue operation, he said, adding that the cause of the collapse is being investigated.
More than 110 people have been dispatched to rescue the trapped workers, but their efforts have been hampered by various difficulties, a spokesman with the Xinjiang coal mine work safety bureau said late on Tuesday.
"The collapse site is as deep as 700 meters underground, and the collapsed part is estimated to be 500 to 600 cubic meters. The geological structure underground is very loose. In addition, water has begun gushing into the shaft," he said.
"We have not established contact with the trapped workers so far," he added.
Source: China Daily
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