mines

Romania’s mining units will get less unitary subsidies for products and social protection by 14% compared to 2008, until the approval of the draft budget for 2009 and the new subsidies, the Government decided in Friday’s meeting.

The families of the 12 miners and rescuers who perished in the blasts occurring Saturday in Romanian mine Petrila, as well as the families of other victims of the same incident will receive financial aid ranging between 5,000 and 10,000 lei (EUR1 = RON3.8258).

The six miners hospitalized in the emergency hospital of western Romanian mining town Petrosani, after the blasts that occurred Saturday in the Petrila mine, were released Wednesday afternoon, as they were recovering well.

Rescuers brought up the bodies of four of the eight Romanian miners who perished in the Petrila mine, Hunedoara county prefect Aurel Pricajan announced.