No coal mine safety issues in Alaska
Lower 48 mine accidents, federal legislation likely will affect region's underground mines, future coal mines in Alaska
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Last updated 7/30/2006 at Noon
As coal mine safety leaped into the national spotlight this year, miners in Alaska and Canada thankfully have been left out of the loop. That's because Canada has only two underground coal mines and Alaska has none.
The only underground coal mine in Western Canada is on Vancouver Island and is a mostly mechanized operation with just 17 employees. Canada's other mine that fits the profile is loc...
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