The impacts of MINER Act of 2006 on the U.S. mining industry

• 来源期刊: 煤炭学报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2008,（3）
• 页码范围: 501-506
• 页数: 6页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Several high-profile coal mining accidents since 2006 that killed 27 coal minershave prompted the passing of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Actof 2006 (MINER Act) which was signed into law in 2006, and the proposed S-MINER Actof 2007, which passed the House of Representative in early 2008. The four coal miningaccidents are described that are believed to be responsible for both the MINER Act and