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Coal Mine Safety Bill in West Virginia Addresses Ventilation
Jan. 31, 2012 05:01PM PST
Industrial MetalsPlatts reported that a new bill on coal mine safety sets requirements for ventilation systems.
Platts reported that a new bill on coal mine safety sets requirements for ventilation systems.
As quoted in the market news:
The driving force behind Tomblin’s bill was the April 2010 underground explosion at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch metallurgical coal mine in Raleigh County, in which 29 miners died, the deadliest US coal mine accident in 40 years.