31.   Moreover, Tuleyev said, the toughest topic on the table was guarantees that the government retrain and find new jobs for miners when their mines are closed.

32.   No mine was completely closed yet, as the government is waiting for parliament to pass a law regulating such closures.

33.   Omai Gold Mines Ltd. announced late Sunday that they were closing the mine for several months.

34.   Officials in poor towns are reluctant to close mines, no matter how dangerous, because they provide jobs and taxes.

35.   Omai said Sunday the mine would be closed for several months.

36.   Production at the Kuznetsk mines has slumped drastically and many miners are afraid their mines may be closed.

37.   She broke a year-long strike against shutdowns of loss-making mines, and then closed mines rapidly and sold the remnants to private enterprise.

38.   Striking miners vowed to continue their protest Monday after their leaders said the government plans to close all mines in the region.

39.   Thank God for small mercies -- its owners are superstitious enough to close the mines on Amavasya once a month.

40.   The authorities have ordered an inquiry and closed the mine.