1 dead, 33 rescued at flooded coal mine in China Nov 18, 2008
There were 42 people working underground when the mine shaft flooded shortly after dawn Monday at the Gaomendong Coal Mine in Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City. Initial reports said nine had escaped safely, with 33 men still trapped. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
China rescues miners from flooded shaft Nov 18, 2008
The miners rescued from the Gaomendong mine in Henan's Jiaxian county, near the city of Pingdingshan, were all in poor health and were rushed to a local hospital for treatment, the official Xinhua news agency said. One other miner pulled out of the shaft had already died and another remained missing, the agency quoted Pingdingshan city government spokesman Dong Yuxi as saying. (The Age)
32 trapped miners rescued Nov 18, 2008
Rescuers prepare to work at the site of the flooded coal mine in Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City of central China's Henan Province, on Nov. 17, 2008 ... The number of the rescued miners was wrongly reported as 33 previously, Dong Yuxi, a spokesman with the publicity department of Pingdingshan city government ... A rescued miner is helped out at the Gaomendong coal mine in Jiaxian county, Pingdingshan city, central China's Henan Province Nov. 18, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
* Chinese workers rescued from flooded mine: report Nov 18, 2008
The accident at the Gaomendong Coal Mine near Pingdingshan city happened at about 7:20am on Monday. Forty-two miners were at work at the time of the flooding, and eight managed to escape shortly afterwards, Xinhua said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Thirty-Four people trapped in C China coal mine Nov 17, 2008
The accident happened at about 7:20 a.m in the Gaomendong Coal Mine in Jiaxian County of Pingdingshan City, when 42 miners were working underground. Eight escaped, but 32 others were trapped, according to the provincial work safety administration. (Xinhuanet, China)
32 Reportedly Trapped In China Coal Mine Nov 17, 2008
The State Administration of Work Safety said in a notice posted on its Web site that the flood occurred shortly after dawn Monday at a mine in Pingdingshan, a city in Henan province. The administration says 33 miners were trapped by the flood in the Gaomendong Coal Mine, after nine of the 42 workers working at the time managed to escape. (CBS News -- World)
Sinoenergy Corporation Announces Results for the Three and Nine Month Periods Ending September 30, 2007 Jan 1, 2008
The stations to be opened consist of four stations in Pingdingshan, three stations in Xuancheng and 23 stations in Wuhan. A total of 30 stations are expected to be opened by the end of June 2008. (PR Newswire)
* World News Quick Take Nov 19, 2007
The miners went missing after the blast earlier this week at the No. 10 mine of the Pingdingshan Coal (Group) Co in Pingdingshan, Henan Province, Xinhua news agency said. Twelve other workers escaped, it said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Explosion kills 12 miners in China Nov 18, 2007
The miners went missing after the blast earlier this week at a mine of the Pingdingshan Coal Group in Pingdingshan, a city in Henan province, the Xinhua News Agency said. Twelve other workers escaped, it said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Shenhua shares up nearly 90% in Shanghai debut Oct 9, 2007
Pingdingshan Tianan Coal closed down 3. 79 percent at 47. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
China stocks up 2.6% as IPO money floods back Sep 29, 2007
The coal sector was strong, with Pingdingshan Tianan Coal Mining up its 10 percent daily limit to 48. 91 yuan, partly because Shenhua's IPO stimulated interest in the sector. (Xinhuanet, China)
Central China province closes coal mine after accident kills 15 miners Mar 28, 2007
ZHENGZHOU, March 28 (Xinhua) -- The Pingdingshan municipal government in central China's Henan Province has decided to close down Shangjiuwu coal mine following last week's accident that killed 15 miners. The mine was flooded at around 11 p.m. last Thursday when 52 miners were working underground. (Xinhuanet, China)
Underwood: Japan War Victims Mar 7, 2007
Japanese lawyers, historians and citizen activists have vigorously supported the more than two dozen lawsuits filed by Chinese victims of biological warfare, abandoned chemical weapons, the Nanjing massacre, the Pingdingshan massacre, indiscriminate aerial bombing, military sexual slavery, and forced labor in Japan. Nearly all suits have failed, but many Japanese judges have engaged in historical fact-finding instead of rejecting claims without comment. (Zmag.org)
