Cape Breton Coal Mine

• Cape Breton coal mine closed by roof falls allowed to resume year-round operations

  The underground operation at the Donkin mine has been closed, and 130 workers laid off, since a July 15 roof fall, which followed a smaller roof fall on July 9.

  Economy

  Mar 13
  
• Operator of Cape Breton coal mine will not face sanctions after conveyor caught fire

  A provincial safety official says no penalties or compliance measures will be imposed on the operator of a Cape Breton coal mine where an underground fire broke out last month.

  Canada

  May 17, 2023
  
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• Cape Breton coal mine to reopen rock face where small methane fire broke out

  The stop-work order issued Wednesday was applied to a 730-metre rock face that the Labour Department had permitted to reopen in January after a series of roof collapses.

  Canada

  May 23, 2019