CHAPTER V PROTECTION OF COAL MINING AREAS

(1) to obstruct coal mine construction, so that normal construction cannot be carried on

Article 10 The State shall maintain order in production and other work in coal mine areas and protect the facilities of coal mining enterprises.

CHAPTER III PRODUCTION OF COAL AND SAFETY OF COAL MINES

Article 13 The coal mining administrations are State owned coal mining enterprises each with the status of an independent legal entity.

Article 34 The State shall establish the system of accumulating funds by coal mining enterprises for changing the line of production during the declining period of coal mines.

Customers and coal trading enterprises in coal marketing areas shall have the right to buy coal directly from coal mining enterprises.

CHAPTER II PLANS FOR COAL PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF COAL MINES

The State shall encourage coal mining enterprises to develop coal washing and processing as well as comprehensive exploitation and utilization of coalbed methane, gangue, coal slime, stone coal and peat.

It's like the canary in the coalmine.

In coal mines, this canary was supposed to be close to the miners.

The main natural resources are natural gas, coal, salt and iron.

The State shall encourage coal mining enterprises to carry out second mining or extract residual coal at the margins of mining areas and very thin coal seams.

Article 59 Any units and individuals shall have the right to inform against or accuse persons who steal or damage the facilities and equipment in coal mine areas or commit other acts that threaten the security in coal mine areas.

Coal mine construction projects shall conform with the plans for coal production and development and the policies for the coal industry.

Coal mining enterprises and coal trading enterprises may not adulterate coal and sell inferior coal as quality coal.

It's like the canary in the coalmine.

So it's all about coal, and the Chinese are here in the United States.

Article 44 Coal mining enterprises must provide accidental injury insurance for miners working underground and pay premiums.

Article 62 Any units or individuals that wish to conduct operations within coal mining areas that may threaten safety of the coal mines must first obtain consent of the coal mining enterprises, report to the department in charge of the coal industry for approval and take safety measures.

And of course, coalmines are very dangerous places because in some of these coalmines, you get gas. When that gas blows up, people die. So you're producing a biogas out of coal in some mines, but not in others.

(2) having a mine production system that conforms to the mine safety rules formulated by the State

Article 38 To ensure safety in production, the system under which the directors of coal mine administrations and the managers of coal mines assume full responsibility shall be instituted in coal mining enterprises.

Other minerals include calcium, uranium, lignite and copper.

If public utilities or other projects need to be constructed in a coal mine area, the unit concerned shall consult the coal mining enterprise and reach an agreement before it may start construction.

(4) having a mining design which meets the requirements of safety in coal mine production and of environmental protection

(3) to disrupt the order of coal mining areas, so that coal production and other work cannot be carried on normally or

The State shall protect the sound development of State owned coal mines.

Article 33 Coal mines shall be closed or abandoned in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations as well as the rules of the department in charge of the coal industry under the State Council.

In coal production areas, coal marketing and transport service agencies may be set up to provide marketing and transport services for medium sized and small coal mines.

And the coal companies just move on after the mountain was emptied, leaving even more unemployment in their wake.

The coal mining enterprise that has obtained approval for establishment shall, by virtue of the document of approval, be issued the mining license by the department in charge of geology and mineral resources.

Forbes notes that he owns coal mines in five states, having inherited a coal business from his father.

Article 46 Coal mining enterprises which have legally obtained coal production licenses shall have the right to sell the coal they themselves produce.

All units and individuals shall be forbidden to disrupt the order of production and other work in coal mine areas.

Article 17 The State shall formulate preferential policies to support the development of the coal industry and promote the construction of coal mines.

Ice is the canary in the global coal mine.

(2) to intentionally damage the installations of electric power and communications, the sources of water, the means of transportation and other production facilities in coal mining areas

Article 35 The State shall encourage and support coal mining enterprises and other enterprises to produce both coal and electricity, coking coal, coal chemicals and building materials made of coal and engage in deep and fine processing of coal.

The said department shall examine its actual production and safety conditions before issuing to it the coal production license if the requirements prescribed in this Law are met.

Article 8 The people's governments at all levels and the relevant departments thereof and the coal mining enterprises must take measures to strengthen occupational protection so as to guarantee the safety and health of coal mine workers and staff members.

The coal mining administrations and other coal mining and trading enterprises with the status of independent legal entities shall, according to law, make their own decisions regarding their operations, be responsible for their own losses and profits and be capable of expanding or contracting themselves.

No safety pillars shall be mined without authorization and no dangerous methods, such as water bursting, blasting and breaking through roadways, which may threaten the production safety of adjacent coal mines shall be adopted.

Coal mining enterprises may not transfer or lease to another person the coal production licenses they have legally obtained.

Article 39 Directors of coal mine administrations, managers of coal mines and other chief leading members of coal mining enterprises must abide by the laws and regulations governing safety of mines and the safety rules and regulations for the coal industry, tighten their control over coal mines safety in production, implement the responsibility system for safety in production and adopt effective measures to prevent the occurrence of injury, death and other accidents in production.