China’s shandong province shuts small coal mines for safety checks

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Hunan, China — China’s Shandong province has suspend- ed operations at mines producing less than 300,000 mt/year of coal for a month to conduct safety checks, state media reported Friday. Mines that fail to pass the checks will be shut down, according to Xinhua News Agency, citing a notice issued by the Shandong Coal Industry Bureau.