(MENAFN- ProactiveInvestors - Australia) China has vowed to crack down on illegal mining nationwide before 2015 to reduce accidents and pollution.
The notice states that unlicensed mines and those with equipment and facilities that fail to meet safety or environmental-protection standards will be closed.
An earlier crackdown was launched by the authorities from 2006-10.
This resulted in a 47 percent reduction in mining accidents and cutting the death toll by 45 percent on figures for 2000-06.
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