Nghe An: Hundreds of thousands of tons of quartz ore were stolen by 'mineral bandits'
(Baonghean.vn) - Illegal quartz mining was discovered on June 4, 2019.
The area where quartz ore was illegally mined is located on the Vietnam-Laos border. At the time the “mineral pirates” were caught red-handed while illegally mining, there were 2 excavators operating with a number of workers.
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| An excavator was caught red-handed illegally mining quartz ore. Photo: NPV |
The illegal mining area covers a very large area, belonging to the state forestry land assigned to people to manage and plant production forests.
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| The area where illegal quartz mining occurs is a large hill and spreads down into the valley. Photo: NPV |
At the illegal mining site, there are many quartz ores of all sizes that have been "excavated" just waiting for means of transport.
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| Quartz ore waiting for transport. Photo: NPV |
Through investigation, the illegal mining of quartz ore has been going on for quite a long time, about 1 year. Hundreds of thousands of tons of quartz have been removed from the mining site.
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| Here, there are rare, pure quartz types. Photo: NPV |
According to experts, quartz is a precious mineral, with economic value many times higher than white stone.