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One body found; 122 other miners still missing
Li told China Daily yesterday the mine is illegal as it has no production licences.
The Daxing Coal Mine was a State-owned enterprise founded in 1990 and privatized in 1999. It was designed with an annual production capacity of 30,000 tons. However, it produced about 50,000-60,000 tons of coal during the first half of this year, sources with the local government said. An overall examination of all mines in the province started yesterday and is expected to last until the end of September, the Guangdong provincial government said. "Any mines that cannot meet safety standards will definitely be closed," said Li. Currently, there are more than 200 small-and-medium sized coal mines in the province. The rescue operation was stepped up further yesterday although hopes of finding survivors fade with every passing hour. At present, four pumps are working round-the-clock and five higher-powered ones are to be installed. But pumping the mine clear could take several more days because of the huge volume of water. A large pump introduced from Guangdong's neighbouring Jiangxi Province was installed and began pumping water last night. The families of almost all the trapped miners have arrived at the site and
are staying at Huanghuai Primary School near the accident site.
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