(Baonghean.vn) - In the border commune of Tri Le (Que Phong), there were 4 enterprises licensed to exploit iron ore, including Central General Construction and Installation Company Limited; Lam Le Phong Joint Stock Company; 171 Rural Development and Construction Investment Joint Stock Company and Ngoc Sang Company Limited. Currently, all 4 of these enterprises have had their licenses expired and have ceased operations since 2014 - 2016. However, they have not carried out environmental improvement and restoration work according to the law. And the "legacies" they left behind are causing consequences for Tri Le commune and Que Phong district.
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Nghe An Newspaper reporters visited some mining sites, screening areas, and waste disposal sites in Tri Le commune to reflect this situation.
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| Traveling on National Highway 16 to reach the border commune of Tri Le, you will encounter landslides caused by iron ore mining enterprises. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| Many abandoned areas, full of pits and holes, are used by iron ore mining companies as places to place iron ore screening equipment. In the photo is the iron ore screening area of Ngoc Sang Company Limited. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| The tin mining area of Ngoc Sang Company Limited is located right on Pieng Lom village. Because of the devastation caused by excavation, artificial ponds have appeared on many mountain slopes... Photo: Tuan Duong |
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| ... and deep pits and holes like traps for people and livestock. Photo: Tuan Duong |
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| The current iron ore mining area is like that. The iron ore screening sites of iron ore mining enterprises are full of pits and large dumps that pollute the environment. In the photo is a sludge dump of Ngoc Sang Company Limited. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| Sludge from iron ore is gray-black in color and has a very unpleasant pungent smell. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| Ngoc Sang Company's dumping site, around September - October 2016, was where local people collected tin ore, causing bad rumors. In the photo is a tin collection pit of the people. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| In this area, there is still a lot of iron ore that has not been crushed and screened by businesses. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| The system of machinery and equipment for grinding and screening iron ore has become a pile of rusty metal. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| Ngoc Sang Company also left behind some damaged giant trucks here. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| The screening area of the Central General Construction Company Limited is a short distance from the Tri Le commune headquarters. And the current state is also a desolate wasteland. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| The iron screening system of the Central General Construction Company Limited is quite massive, but has become piles of rusty metal. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| Here, iron ore is still quite abundant in the yards. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| A wastewater and sludge reservoir of the Central General Construction Company Limited. Photo: Nhat Lan |
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| There have been many consequences for Tri Le and Que Phong districts from the "legacy" left by iron mining enterprises. Floods and rains have brought sand and soil from the mountains to villages and houses; waste reservoirs are at risk of collapsing, dragging water and sludge into rivers and lakes, causing environmental pollution. In addition, there have been cases of people entering the iron screening area of Ngoc Sang Company Limited to collect tin ore. To prevent possible consequences, Que Phong district and Tri Le commune have had to organize working groups to encourage people not to illegally mine minerals. In the photo is a banner advising people not to mine minerals in any form in the iron screening area of Ngoc Sang Company Limited. Photo: Nhat Lan |
Nhat Lan - Tuan Duong
