11.   Toronto-based Barrick snared several teams of experienced underground miners when a Washington mine closed.

12.   When the mines closed, job opportunities were scarce and a young man had the choice of joining the armed forces or the police.

13.   Without government subsidies, the coal mines will close.

14.   As the mines gradually closed, the jobless rate rose.

15.   High-sulfur mines are closing, and mine workers are losing their jobs.

16.   If mines close or trim production, a shortage will follow and eventually push up prices again, unless more countries undertake big sell-offs.

17.   In southwestern Walbrzych province, where several mines have closed under the economic reforms, only one shelter exists, she said.

18.   The new rules means high-sulfur mines are closing, and mine workers are losing their jobs.

19.   The Russian coal industry is undergoing a difficult transition after years of decline, although few mines have closed and few miners have been laid off.