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China to close 5,000 coal mines this year

Frik Els | February 09, 2013 | 10:00 pm Energy China Coal 

China is planning to close roughly 5,000 small coal mines in 2013 in its drive to improve safety in the mines, the official state news agency Xinhua reports, citing China's State Administration of Work Safety. China – the globe's number...

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