Beijing:

Sixteen individuals had been killed in a coal mine accident in Panzhou metropolis in southern China’s Guizhou province on Sunday, in response to a submitting by the mine’s proprietor, Guizhou Panjiang Refined Coal Co, with the Shanghai Inventory Alternate on Monday.

All coal mines in Panzhou metropolis have suspending manufacturing for a day, in response to Shanghai-based commodities consultancy Mysteel. Guizhou’s mine security administration advised Reuters it didn’t have data on the scenario.

The world has a complete manufacturing capability of about 52.5 million metric tons per 12 months of largely coking coal, representing about 5% of China’s coking coal manufacturing capability, in response to Mysteel.

The state-owned firm, additionally referred to as Panjiang Coal, has ordered security inspections in any respect of its mines and has taken measures to make sure secure manufacturing, the change submitting added.

The corporate operates seven coal mines with a complete capability of about 17.3 million tons. The mine the place the accident occurred has an annual capability of three.1 million tons, in response to Mysteel.

The accident follows a string of comparable incidents within the nation’s coal mines, together with a collapse at an open-pit mine in Interior Mongolia area in February that killed 53 individuals.

Authorities have introduced a measures to enhance security within the sector, together with restrictions on smaller mines and plans speed up the usage of automation underground.

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