en.Wedoany.com Reported - Liaoning, China, recently completed the first round of sealing tasks for nearly 5,270 abandoned mine shafts across the province. On a hillside in Wolongquan Town, Gaizhou City, workers were sealing and disposing of an abandoned gold mine shaft, carrying sealing materials such as cement and stone to the entrance by hand and shoulder. Liu Zhaohan, Party Secretary of Wolongquan Town, introduced that there are four similar abandoned gold mine shafts on this mountain, left over from the 1990s, which could lead to fatalities if illegal mining activities occur.
This operation was collaboratively advanced by multiple departments in Liaoning Province. The Provincial Department of Natural Resources, the Provincial Department of Emergency Management, the Provincial Public Security Department, the Provincial Mine Safety Supervision Bureau, and other departments established a cooperation mechanism, conducting a comprehensive grid-based inspection based on the principles of "thorough investigation, classified disposal, addressing both symptoms and root causes, and long-term management." The sealing and remediation standard adopts the "Three No-Remains, One Destruction-Closure" approach, meaning no personnel, no mining equipment, and no buildings are left behind, and the shaft openings are destroyed and closed. Abandoned mine shafts are thoroughly sealed through blasting or permanent sealing methods. After sealing, the surface landform must be restored, and reclamation and revegetation will be gradually carried out. For mine shafts that have been sealed, the Safety Production Committees of each county (city, district) will organize comprehensive acceptance inspections involving natural resources, emergency management, ecological environment, energy and power, and other departments to ensure the sealing quality meets standards.
The province has identified nearly 5,270 abandoned mine shafts and has currently completed the first round of sealing tasks. Moving forward, Liaoning Province will continue to intensify inspection and remediation efforts, urging all regions and relevant departments to establish and improve collaborative mechanisms and regular patrol mechanisms, and implement "one shaft, one policy" sealing or monitoring measures. At the same time, technical means such as electronic fences, intelligent video surveillance, and satellite remote sensing monitoring will be used for round-the-clock monitoring of high-risk areas, strengthening full-chain supervision and law enforcement, maintaining a high-pressure posture, and severely cracking down on all forms of illegal mining and excavation activities.
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