NIU JIA KOU VALLEY, TAIYUAN, SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA - August 2007: Mine workers tip out a rail car of coal onto a pile at a private mine.

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NIU JIA KOU VALLEY, TAIYUAN, SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA - August 2007: Mine workers tip out a rail car of coal onto a pile at a private mine. Many of the small mines in this area have been closed by the government because they produce less than the 30,000 tons anually. Small private mines have a terrible accident record, leading to 70% of the industy's 6,000 annual fatalities while producing less than a third of the national output.

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Location: China
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