Donkin Coal Mine stop-work order lifted
Around five and a half months after the Donkin Mine was shut down following a pair of roof falls back in July, a stop-work order at the facility has finally been lifted.
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Around five and a half months after the Donkin Mine was shut down following a pair of roof falls back in July, a stop-work order at the facility has finally been lifted.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says Donkin coal mine owner Kameron Coal must meet all the government's safety regulations and compliance orders before the company can start digging underground again.
Nova Scotia's Labour Department says it has three dedicated inspectors who are capable of properly regulating the underground mine, but outside expertise was needed this summer to look into roof falls in the world's only subsea coal mine.
The Nova Scotia premier and Donkin Mine officials will meet for a talk in December.
Supporters of the underground coal mine in Donkin, N.S., rallied Tuesday and called on Premier Tim Houston and his PC MLAs to get miners back to work quickly after the mine shut down in July due to two roof falls in one week.