RSSHeavier regulation curtails deep-coal mining
From: The Washington Times | June 29, 2009
HELPER, Utah | Two years after a Utah mine collapsed, entombing six miners more than 2,000 feet under a mountain and also killing three members of a rescue team, the state’s coal operators are backing away from the rich deep underground coal reserves. Coal mines have come under intense scrutiny in every part of the country, with the Mine Safety and Health Administration tripling fines against all coal mines last year, to $152.7 million. But in Utah, where easy access to coal was exhausted more than a decade ago, operators say they have been hit especially hard because of the …
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