New Westray mining plan is proposed

A plan that would lead to a resumption of mining in the colliery of the Westray coal mine where 26 men were killed in a May, 1992, methane explosion has been submitted to the Nova Scotia government.

Eleven bodies remain trapped in the mine. The plan calls for re-entering the shafts, recovering those bodies and restarting production. Westray, owned by Curragh (TSE), recently began flooding the mine, using water from a nearby river, as part of the bid to reclaim the colliery. The company says flooding will help to prevent cave-ins and the buildup of methane.

A plan to begin flooding the mine last June was postponed.

Meanwhile, the appeal division of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has ruled that a public inquiry into the disaster may proceed, but only after any trials related to the disaster have taken place.

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