Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China To Complete Survey on Mining Dumps Within Month"] BEIJING, Oct.

China to start nationwide checks of mining dumps after deadly landslide BEIJING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- China will start a three-month safety checks of the country's mining dumps from this month, the country's work safety watchdog said on Thursday. The move came after the Sept.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "China To Start Nationwide Checks of Mining Dumps After Deadly Landslide"] Beijing, Oct.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Eight Officials Held for Fatal Mine Accident in N. China"] TAIYUAN, Sept.

By Keith Bradsher The governor and deputy governor of Shanxi Province lost their jobs Sunday after at least 254 villagers were killed when their homes were engulfed in a cascade of muddy iron ore waste from the reservoir of an unlicensed mine.