Effective use of mineral resources in socio-economic development

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of April 20, the regular meeting of April 2015 continued at the People's Committee of Nghe An province. Comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the meeting, members of the People's Committee, Standing Committee of the People's Council and related departments, branches and sectors attended the meeting.

Overview of the meeting

The contents of the report and comments at the meeting include: Draft Resolution of the Provincial People's Council on planning for exploration, exploitation and use of minerals as common construction materials until 2025; Project to establish an Energy Saving Center under the Department of Industry and Trade; Plan to create jobs for workers in 2015 and the period 2016 - 2020.

The shortcomings revealed in the implementation process of the 42 Plan on exploration, exploitation and use of minerals as construction materials approved by the Provincial People's Council in Resolution No. 313/2010/NQ-HDND show that it is necessary to develop a Resolution on a new plan to update information on coordinate locations, demarcation lines, resource quantities and environmental and population contexts. Accordingly, the plan includes 4 types of minerals to be exploited as construction materials, including: construction stone; construction sand and gravel; brick and tile clay; and fill soil with 543 mines. Compared to the old Plan 42, 66 mines were removed from the plan; 72 new mines were added with exploration and exploitation resources of 400.885 million m3. The vision after 2020 is determined to have 304 mines with a reserve resource of 3,068.019 million m3.

Comrade Le Xuan Dai - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke.

Comrade Hoang Viet Duong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee gave his opinion on the project to establish an Energy Saving Center.

Comrade Phan Thanh Tinh - Director of the Department of Industry and Trade presented the Project to establish an Energy Saving Center.

Energy is also an area that is increasingly focused on in the period of industrialization and modernization. Energy saving is proposed as a solution to ensure efficient use, saving limited natural resources, protecting the environment and increasing competitiveness for the economy. Based on urgent social needs, through a survey of the implementation situation nationwide, a project has been developed to establish the Nghe An Energy Saving Center under the Department of Industry and Trade. The role of the Center is to advise on the construction, management and implementation of activities, programs and projects related to the use of energy saving and renewable energy.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee gave his opinion on the Planning for mineral exploration, exploitation and use.

Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that it is necessary to research, supplement and improve the work resolution plan because this is an urgent social issue.

Comrade Vo Duy Viet - Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment said that mineral exploitation needs to pay attention to protecting the landscape, environment and people's lives.

The representative of the Department of Construction presented the Plan for exploration, exploitation and use of minerals as common construction materials until 2025.

Finally, the meeting listened to and commented on the Draft Plan for Employment for Workers in 2015, until 2020. In the period 2011 - 2014, the province created jobs for 141,800 workers, an average of nearly 35,500 people/year. However, by the end of 2014, the province still had more than 22,940 unemployed people, including 12,587 university graduates in the period 2010 - 2014 who were unemployed or had unstable jobs. It is forecasted that from now until 2020, the labor demand for employment will be about 223,350 people, an average of about 37,000 workers per year. The proposed solution is to streamline training and recruitment in accordance with social needs and workers' capacity. In particular, special attention is paid to vocational training and improving labor quality to target markets outside the province and abroad.

Comrade Nguyen Bang Toan - Director of the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs presented the employment plan for 2015, period 2016 - 2020

After listening to the reports and opinions of the meeting participants, comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong concluded through the above contents, and affirmed that minerals, energy and people are extremely important resources for socio-economic development. In the trend of industrialization and modernization, it is necessary to constantly innovate the methods of exploiting, managing and using these resources. Optimizing the efficiency of using natural resources that can be exhausted, training and improving the skills of human resources are essential tasks for the construction and development.

Thuc Anh

Some pictures of mineral exploitation in Nghe An:

Nghe Tinh Non-ferrous Metal Joint Stock Company exploits tin ore in Chau Thanh commune (Quy Hop).

Tin screening line of Nghe Tinh Non-ferrous Metal Company

Hoang Danh Company Limited (Tan Ky) handles the environment during the mineral exploitation process.

People illegally mine gold in Khe Ve area, Yen Na commune, Tuong Duong district.