Colombia is enacting stricter oversight for underground coal mines

摘要

After two coal mine accidents in less than a week killed 26 miners, the Colombian government is scrambling to introduce stricter safety regulations, particularly at underground mines. "We have legislation that needs to be re-examined and reformulated to face this challenge," Colombia's Minister of Mines & Energy, Carlos Rodado, said at a press conference. "We have a sector that is disordered and chaotic."