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Updated: 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006 | Posted: 12:40 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006

Mine Officials Try To Make Industry Safer In New Year

Mining industry officials said they are hoping to make mining jobs safer in the coming year.

New federal and state mine safety laws have been in effect and they have some coal experts optimistic going into 2007.

In a figure that's more than double the 22 mining deaths in 2005, 47 miners were killed nationwide in 2006.

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