BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday pledged that the government will work hard to improve industrial safety throughout the country, giving "top priority" tocoal mining safety. Following is a list of major coal mine accidents that have occurred across China since the beginning of 2004:

    Feb. 23

    -- A gas explosion killed at least 32 miners at Baixing Mine under the Jixi Coalmining Group of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province;     

    March 1

    -- A gas blast killed 28 miners at the Jinshanpo Township Coal Mine in Jiexiu City, north China's Shanxi Province;     

    March 12

    -- A gas explosion killed 14 miners at a village coal mine in Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province;     

    April 30

    -- A gas explosion killed at least 34 miners at state-owned Liangjiahe Mine in Linfen City, Shanxi Province;     

    June 15

    -- A gas blast killed 21 miners and 2 rescuers at No. 1 Coal Mine under the Huangling Mining Group of northwest China's ShaanxiProvince;     

    Oct. 20

    -- A gas explosion killed 148 miners at Daping Mine under the Zhengzhou Coalmining Group of central China's Henan Province;     

    Nov. 11

    -- A gas blast killed 33 miners and injured six others at Xinsheng Mine in Pingdingshan City, Henan Province;     

    Nov. 28

    -- A gas explosion killed 166 miners at Chenjiashan Mine under Tongchuan Mining Administration of Shaanxi Province;     

    Dec. 1

    -- A gas blast killed 16 miners at a mine in Panxian County, Guizhou Province;     

    Dec. 9

    -- A gas explosion killed 33 miners at Daxian Mine in Yuxian County, Shanxi Province;     

    Dec. 13

    -- A mine shaft fire killed 18 miners at Xinli Mine in XiangtanCounty, central China's Hunan Province;     

    Feb. 14, 2005

    -- A gas blast killed 214 miners at Sunjiawan Mine under the Fuxin Mining Group in northeast China's Liaoning Province. Enditem