Yen Thanh: 3 licensed mines for exploration to serve landfill in the district

One of the illegal mining sites has been cleared in Yen Thanh district. Photo: Van Truong

After winning the auction for exploitation rightsmineralsAs a construction material, on June 11, 2021, the Provincial People's Committee granted a mineral exploration license to 559 Trading Investment Company Limited to explore land for leveling 3 mine sites in Yen Thanh district. Specifically, including 2 mine sites in Duc Thanh commune, Yen Thanh with a total area of ​​17.05 hectares. The third site is in the Thong Hill area of ​​Tang Thanh commune, Yen Thanh, with a total area of ​​3.908 hectares.

The exploration period is 5 months from the date of license issuance. The exploration volume is appraised and approved by the Provincial People's Committee's Mineral Appraisal Council. The competent authority requires the exploration unit and organization to conduct the exploration in accordance with the provisions of law and strictly prohibits exploitation during the exploration process.

Map of soil mines in Yen Thanh district. Photo: Van Truong

At Dong Thanh commune, Thanh Nam Company Limited is submitting procedures to reclaim land for leveling and planning material yards by paying taxes and fees such as mineral exploitation rights fees, environmental protection fees, etc.

Mr. Nguyen Duc An - Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Yen Thanh district added:The demand for land for leveling construction sites is very large, so in some localities in Yen Thanh, there has been a situation of small-scale illegal land exploitation.

Since the beginning of 2021, Yen Thanh district has established an inspection team and fined 135 million VND for illegal land exploitation in My Thanh and Kim Thanh communes. However, the problem of illegal land exploitation management has not been thoroughly solved. Because when the inspection team withdrew, the subjects secretly exploited illegally.

Authorities need to create favorable conditions to remove difficulties so that Yen Thanh district can soon have a license to exploit soil mines to meet the demand for land use for filling projects in the area, avoiding illegal soil exploitation.

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