Operators of 5,290 coal mines failed to present work safety licenses by a July 13 deadline set by the State Administration of Work Safety, the agency said in a statement on its Web site.
But when the government of El Salvador, facing mounting public concern over the consequences of mining, failed to grant the company the final permit it needed, Pacific Rim sought to extract a different kind of green: $77 million from the nation's treasury as compensation for lost profits.
Outright shams such as Leadfield also occurred, but most ventures quickly ended after a short series of prospecting mines failed to yield evidence of significant ore (these mines now dot the entire area and are a significant hazard to anyone who enters them).
Not only did owners of the privately run coal mines fail to effectively resist the government's infringement on their rights but also they were forced to accept the adverse consequences of the campaign.
Moreover, traditional data mining fails to take full advantage of the dialogical nature of social media.
On April 30 , 2009 federal regulators found that the mine had failed to follow methane-related safety precautions.
The audit, which cited a number of infractions of Indonesian regulations and company policies, said the mine had failed to operate a pollution control device to collect the mercury for disposal.
In 2012, the British Columbia Ministry of the Environment found the Polley mine had failed to report that the pond was holding more water than it was legally allowed to.
In 2012, the British Columbia Ministry of the Environment found the Mount Polley mine had failed to report that the pond was holding more water than it was legally allowed to.
He swung his own ship, the Hartford, clear and headed across the mines, which failed to explode.
