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Thursday, April 8, 2010

Three trapped after fluorite mine accident in East China county

(Extract from People's Daily Online, China)

Three people were trapped underground after a fluorite mine's laneway collapsed in east China'sJiangxi Province Thursday, local authorities said Friday.

The accident occurred at 5 p.m. Thursday at Geban fluorite mine in Shangrao County in Shangrao City of Jiangxi, said an official of the county's government. As of 8 p.m. Friday, rescuing work was still underway. Provincial authorities had arrived and started an investigation.

Editor: Mark Freeman (mark.freeman@industry.nsw.gov.au)

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