Your Black Gold, My Blood Mine

Statistics show that there were 188 serious coal mine accidents (with the death toll of 10 or more) in China from 2001 to 2004, an average of once every 4-7 days. The death toll of coal mine industry all over the world was 8000 in 2003 and Mainland China accounted for nearly 80% with 6434 people died. In China, the mortality rate per Million tons of coal is 4%, which is 100 times of the United States, and 30 times of South Africa.

The table below shows major mine accidents happened in recent years.

Date	Accident Location	Death Toll	Cause
2009.09.08	Pingdingshan, Henan	54	Illegal production
2009.02.02	Tunlan, Shanxi	78	Coal mine explosion
2008.12.05	Shanyin, Shanxi	At least 30	Mine flooding, officials concealed the truth
2008.11.08	Chengcheng, Shaanxi	29	Gas explosion
2008.09.21	Dengfeng, Henan	37	Gas outburst
2008.09.08	Xiangfen, Shanxi	At least 276	Dam collapse, officials concealed the truth
2008.08.01	Louufan, Shanxi	At least 43	Iron-ore mine landslide
2008.07.21	Nadu, Guangxi	36	Mine flooding
2008.07.14	Weixian, Hebei	35	Explosion, officials concealed the truth
2007.12.06	Hongdong, Shanxi	105	Dust explosion, officials concealed the truth
2007.08.17	Xinwen, Shandong	181	Heavy rain caused flooding
2006.11.12	Lingshi, Shanxi	34	Illegal production of explosives
2005.11.27	Qitaihe, Heilongjiang	171	Dust explosion
2005.08.07	Meizhou, Daxing, Guangdong	121	Mine flooding, illegal production
2005.02.14	Sunjiawan, Liaoning	214	Gas explosion
2004.12.02	Tongchuan, Shaanxi	166	Gas explosion

Source:163.com