[Explanation] On December 15th, a case of illegal mining of coal resources occurred in Duxigou Village, Xixinzhuang Town, Xiaoyi City, Luliang City, Shanxi Province, which caused a flooding accident and 22 people were trapped underground.
On December 17, the reporter saw during an interview in Duxigou Village, where the accident occurred, that coal-related companies such as coal mines, coal washing plants, and coal industry companies can be seen everywhere along the east sub-line of the nearby national highway.
Xiaoyi is rich in mineral resources, with a proven coal reserve of 7.06 billion tons and a coal storage area of 783.5 square kilometers, accounting for 82.8% of the city's total area.
In this important coal town, this illegal mining "black hole" is by no means an exception.
Before the accident, some people reported the existence of private digging and indiscriminate mining in other villages in Xixinzhuang Town. At that time, the Xiaoyi City Natural Resources Bureau replied that after on-site verification of the project area, no mechanical personnel were found in the area.
In addition, a few months before the incident, the local area had launched an operation to combat illegal mining and indiscriminate mining, and illegal mining coal mines also used breeding farms as cover.
On October 4, the staff of Xiaoyi City Natural Resources Bureau went to Xixinzhuang Town to carry out a special inspection on combating illegal mining and mining.
[Concurrent] Nearby villagers
(Some "black holes") originally set up a breeding farm in name, and he can dig coal or aluminum ore directly in the breeding shed. There are many such things.
[Explanation] Standing on the commanding heights of Duxigou Village, the reporter saw that in the west of the village opposite to the stolen mining site, there were obvious traces of landfill on a large area of the site. Under the sunlight in the afternoon, the land after the landfill was filled. White smoke came out from time to time.
[Concurrent] Nearby villagers
If it emits white smoke, it means that there is coal under it. If there is coal, it can ignite spontaneously. If it ignites, it will emit white smoke. If it emits white smoke, it must have been mined.
【Explanation】According to media reports, the construction and mining of the illegal mining site for the permeation accident began in 2018, and was reported by the villagers during the production process and closed in July 2018.
In June 2019, the current "miner" Du paid money to buy the coal kiln. When he was about to excavate, he was reported by the villagers.
However, despite being reported, the "miner" was not dealt with, and the coal mine was not actually banned.
In August of this year, Du once again invested in the transformation of the "black coal kiln" and began to steal resources.
The coal transportation started in early November, and the accumulated coal sales amounted to nearly 2,000 tons.
Du has made a profit of more than 1 million yuan in the illegal mining operation for more than a month.
The reporter saw on the scene that there was a large pit next to the illegal mining site. According to reports, this was also a pit left over after open-pit mining.
[Concurrent] Nearby villagers
(Is the coal mined in the open-pit?) It was mined directly in the open-pit. The soil and stones above were removed, and the coal below was taken. After the resources below were taken, he would not care about it. There were too many pits. Not just that one.
Originally, those pits were to be refilled, but he did not refill them.
Anyway, it is our area, including Duxigou Village, Xigou Village in the back, Xigouyan Village, and Cuijiazhuang Village, these are all, and Zhongya Village, all these pits, as long as you find the local Anyone can find these pits.
[Explanation] According to insiders, in recent years, local special operations against smuggling and illegal mining have continued, but with the increase in coal prices this winter, related illegal activities have not been banned.
In fact, at the beginning of this month, the Shanxi Bureau of the National Mine Safety Supervision Bureau requested coal mine safety supervision and supervision departments at all levels to strengthen supervision and supervision, crack down on illegal activities, and be highly vigilant against the risks of illegal activities and risk-taking and risky actions driven by high profits.
On the evening of December 16, Shanxi Province held a province-wide video and telephone conference on production safety and pointed out that this incident revealed that the local area has vacant responsibilities, lax supervision, and non-implementation of measures in cracking down on illegal mining and illegal production.
If problems such as collusion between officials and businessmen, trading of power and money, and transfer of benefits are discovered, they must be investigated to the end and severely punished.
In the accident, more than 400 people were rescued for two consecutive days by various professional rescue forces. 20 people trapped in the well were successfully lifted and sent to medical treatment, and 2 people were killed.
At present, the State Council Safety Committee has listed and supervised the investigation and handling of the accident, and Shanxi has quickly launched special operations such as cracking down on private digging and illegal mining and rectifying illegal production in coal mines.
Reporter Qu Lixia, Fan Lifang, Li Tingyao, Shanxi Luliang
Editor in charge: [Li Ji]