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Coal mine cave-ins leave Chinese farmland full of craters

Marc Howe | January 15, 2013 | 2:53 am Energy China Europe Coal 

A recent spate of cave-ins caused by coal mining has left the town of Fukou in Hunan speckled with over 20 large craters. China.org.cn reports that unregulated coal mining in the central Chinese province has compromised the area's underground water...

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