<p>Ten people were killed and seven injured Saturday after the collapse of a section of a mountain at a coal mine in China, state television channel CCTV reported.</p>.<p>The accident took place around 11:15 am local time (0315 GMT) in the northwestern province of Gansu, said CCTV, adding that rescue operations are now over.</p>.<p>Personnel were moving around the mining site in Baiyin city "when a mountainside collapse occurred" which "buried these employees as well as vehicles," said CCTV. A total of 17 people were trapped.</p>.<p>According to the final report Saturday evening after the discovery of the last body, "10 people died and seven were slightly injured", it said, quoting local authorities.</p>.<p>"An investigation is underway to determine the causes of the accident," CCTV said.</p>.<p>While little information was provided about the mining site Baiyin city -- which boasts terrain that is part mountain and part desert -- was originally established as a national copper mining base in the 1950s.</p>.<p>Mining accidents occur frequently in China, where the industry has a bad safety record and regulations are often poorly enforced.</p>.<p>Safety has improved in recent decades, however, as has the media coverage of major incidents, many of which were once overlooked.</p>.<p>But the sector remains dangerous and safety instructions are often lax, especially on the most rudimentary sites.</p>.<p>Last September, 19 miners stranded underground after the collapse of a coal mine in Qinghai province in the country's northwest were found dead after a long search.</p>.<p>Three months later in northern Shanxi province, hundreds of rescuers were dispatched to a flooded coal mine that left miners trapped. Twenty workers were rescued, and two bodies were recovered after a dramatic two-day operation.</p>.<p>Authorities in response have vowed to crack down on illegal digging operations which had spiked in the wake of price surges for the fossil fuel.</p>.<p>And earlier last year, 11 miners from a group of 22 were rescued from a collapsed mine in eastern Shandong province, after spending two weeks stranded hundreds of meters underground.</p>.<p>China relies on coal for around 60 percent of its electricity, and has asked domestic miners to increase capacity by 300 million tons this year.</p>.<p>The State Council, China's cabinet, in May announced 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) of investment in coal power generation, as producers were pressured to ramp up output before 2025, after which President Xi Jinping has vowed to phase down its use.</p>
<p>Ten people were killed and seven injured Saturday after the collapse of a section of a mountain at a coal mine in China, state television channel CCTV reported.</p>.<p>The accident took place around 11:15 am local time (0315 GMT) in the northwestern province of Gansu, said CCTV, adding that rescue operations are now over.</p>.<p>Personnel were moving around the mining site in Baiyin city "when a mountainside collapse occurred" which "buried these employees as well as vehicles," said CCTV. A total of 17 people were trapped.</p>.<p>According to the final report Saturday evening after the discovery of the last body, "10 people died and seven were slightly injured", it said, quoting local authorities.</p>.<p>"An investigation is underway to determine the causes of the accident," CCTV said.</p>.<p>While little information was provided about the mining site Baiyin city -- which boasts terrain that is part mountain and part desert -- was originally established as a national copper mining base in the 1950s.</p>.<p>Mining accidents occur frequently in China, where the industry has a bad safety record and regulations are often poorly enforced.</p>.<p>Safety has improved in recent decades, however, as has the media coverage of major incidents, many of which were once overlooked.</p>.<p>But the sector remains dangerous and safety instructions are often lax, especially on the most rudimentary sites.</p>.<p>Last September, 19 miners stranded underground after the collapse of a coal mine in Qinghai province in the country's northwest were found dead after a long search.</p>.<p>Three months later in northern Shanxi province, hundreds of rescuers were dispatched to a flooded coal mine that left miners trapped. Twenty workers were rescued, and two bodies were recovered after a dramatic two-day operation.</p>.<p>Authorities in response have vowed to crack down on illegal digging operations which had spiked in the wake of price surges for the fossil fuel.</p>.<p>And earlier last year, 11 miners from a group of 22 were rescued from a collapsed mine in eastern Shandong province, after spending two weeks stranded hundreds of meters underground.</p>.<p>China relies on coal for around 60 percent of its electricity, and has asked domestic miners to increase capacity by 300 million tons this year.</p>.<p>The State Council, China's cabinet, in May announced 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) of investment in coal power generation, as producers were pressured to ramp up output before 2025, after which President Xi Jinping has vowed to phase down its use.</p>