1.   Meanwhile, redundant miners who lost their jobs when the state-owned mines were closed are moving into the forest in increasing numbers to set up farms.

2.   An inspection team from the mine safety agency closed the mine for several days and determined that the company had not sufficiently reinforced the roof.

3.   Barrick Gold Corp., for instance, is closing its El Indio and Tambo mines in Chile, and Royal Oak Mines Inc. also is closing two mines.

4.   A decision to close the mine was taken early this year.

5.   Agreements could not be met and a year later, the mines were closed.

6.   Closing the mines has closed the book on a whole way of life.

7.   Closing mines and laying off workers, while unfortunate, he said, was hardly unusual in the industry.

8.   Copper mines are closed.

9.   In the fall, the government closed mines and paid generous compensation to the workers.

10.   Kiriyenko also said the government is working on a program to gradually close unprofitable mines and help miners find new jobs.