SPRINGHILL MINES
All Will Remain Closed
SPRINGHILL (Nova Scotia >. November 12.
The Dominion Coal Company said in a statement tonight that none of the Springhill mines will reopen.
Two of the minus were closed after recent disasters in which many miners were killed. The announcement was made after a closed meeting between; the town, provincial government, union and company officials. The statement said: "The company will co-opcrate to the best of its ability with proper Government authorities to meet the difficult situation which the closing of this mine will cause in Springhill. ' No. 2 mine, where 74 men died) in a cave-in on October 23. wasi the only operating mine in the town, and employed about &00 men. The adjoining No. 4 pit wa&J sealed off after an explosion in' 1956 that killed 39 miners. Two other shafts. No. 1 and No. 3. have been closed for many years. power station—as a reminder of the initial stages of atomic research. The deputy Works General Manager at Windscale told reporters today that a careful log was being kept for posterity of al! work done on the two reactors so that when the time comes for someone to get into them they will know exactly what they are facing.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28743, 14 November 1958, Page 13
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