Inspections ordered by Gov. Ed Rendell resulted in no closures and uncovered no major safety violations in Pennsylvania's underground coal and mineral mines and preparation plants, mining officials said yesterday.

Mr. Rendell in February ordered the inspections after 16 coal miners died in the Sago Mine explosion Jan. 2 and three other accidents earlier this year in West Virginia mines. His order covered 35 underground bituminous coal mines, 34 underground anthracite coal and mineral mines, and 10 preparation plants which employ about 4,700 miners.

Inspectors from the state Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Deep Mine Safety turned up 361 violations at 79 mining sites.

The inspections covered hazard-prone areas of underground mines and were conducted in addition to routine scheduled inspections, DEP spokesman Kurt Knaus said. DEP officials termed the violations a "substantial number," but said that none was serious enough to warrant immediately closing a mine or section of a mine.

Inspectors issued either notices of violations, which were corrected immediately, or compliance orders, which gave mine operators time to correct problems. All violations were corrected on the day they were noted, before inspectors left the mines, bureau Director Joseph Sbaffoni said.

"Pennsylvania already has an aggressive inspection program to make sure every miner is working in a safe environment," the governor said in a statement. "Redoubling those efforts shows that we will do whatever it takes to protect our miners."

Most violations involved spilled coal around conveyor belts used to carry coal or other products out of mines, equipment maintenance, roof-control issues or spilled lubricants, DEP officials said.

Mining and electrical inspectors examined ventilation systems, roof controls, electrical and other equipment, and applications of rock dust to hold down flammable coal dust. They honed in on areas where violations often occur -- around sealed-off areas, conveyor belts and areas that have figured in investigations of the West Virginia accidents, Mr. Sbaffoni said.

State and DEP officials yesterday released numbers but no details of violations at individual mines. Mr. Knaus said that information would be posted on the DEP Web site, possibly by today. DEP cannot assess fines or penalties against mining companies but can take action against individual mine officials, he said.

In Western Pennsylvania's bituminous coal mines, the highest number of violations noted by mine inspectors was 26 at the Bailey Mine in Greene County, followed by 25 at the Enlow Fork Mine in Washington County. Mr. Sbaffoni said those numbers are not unusual given the large sizes of those Consol Energy mines.

The highest number of violations noted in electrical inspections was 15 at the Clementine Mine, followed by 13 at the Dutch Run Mine. Both are owned by the Rosebud Mining Co. of Kittanning.

Pennsylvania's inspections coincided with additional checks of conveyor belts conducted by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. Conveyor belts were examined because a belt fire resulted in two deaths Jan. 19 at the Aracoma Alma No. 1 mine in southwestern West Virginia.

MSHA inspectors found 97 violations in bituminous coal and 10 violations in anthracite coal mines. Mr. Sbaffoni said he has not received a detailed report of those violations, but said MSHA officials have told him they were not major.

MSHA has posted recent violations at Pennsylvania mines on its Web site but has not yet listed proposed financial penalties for many of them.