{"id":19624,"date":"2023-07-17T13:44:39","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T20:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/cape-bretons-donkin-coal-mine-shut-down-again-over-reports-of-rock-fall\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T13:44:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T20:44:40","slug":"cape-bretons-donkin-coal-mine-shut-down-again-over-reports-of-rock-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/cape-bretons-donkin-coal-mine-shut-down-again-over-reports-of-rock-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Breton&#8217;s Donkin coal mine shut down again over reports of rock fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>DONKIN, N.S. \u2013 The Donkin underground coal mine in Cape Breton has been shut down again following reports of a rock fall on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Nova Scotia\u2019s Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration says workers at the mine have complied with safety protocols by returning to the surface and there are no reports of injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The province says a Stop Work Order has been issued and production will not resume until the department has verified that it is safe to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The mine was temporarily shut down last week after inspectors found a \u201cvery small amount\u201d of roof material had fallen on the floor of the tunnel, but Nova Scotia\u2019s Labour Department confirmed Tuesday the mine had been given approval to reopen after repair work was completed and inspected.<\/p>\n<p>The mine resumed operations in mid-September after it was shuttered in March 2020 amid slumping coal prices and roof collapses that led to repeated stop-work orders.<\/p>\n<p>The mine is operated by Kameron Coal Management Ltd., and has received 23 warnings, 28 compliance orders and 11 administrative penalties or fines since it reopened.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a9 2023 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/dcn\/news\/ohs\/2023\/07\/cape-bretons-donkin-coal-mine-shut-down-again-over-reports-of-rock-fall\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DONKIN, N.S. \u2013 The Donkin underground coal mine in Cape Breton has been shut down again following reports of a &#8230; 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