Management of resources and minerals: Clear decentralization, close supervision

In May 2019, the Provincial Party Committee issued Resolution No. 16-NQ/TL on strengthening the Party's leadership in the management of coal and mineral resources in the province. After 5 years of implementation, the effectiveness and efficiency of state management of planning, investment, land, natural resources and minerals in the province have been significantly improved.

Strengthening leadership and direction

In order to manage well and exploit resources and minerals in the area reasonably, Quang Ninh focuses on directing Party committees, Party organizations and authorities from the province to the grassroots to thoroughly grasp and fully and promptly implement the Central and Provincial directives on coal and mineral resource management. From 2019 to now, Quang Ninh has successfully organized more than 30 provincial-wide conferences to disseminate and thoroughly grasp the Central and Provincial directives, resolutions and conclusions with content directing the implementation of resource and mineral management.

The inspection delegation of the Standing Committee of the Ha Long City Party Committee inspected the management of land, resources and minerals in Ha Khau ward. Photo: Hoang Nga

The functional sectors coordinate with mineral exploitation enterprises in general and the coal industry in particular to step up the fight against violations, strengthen the management of resources, transportation routes, and consumption; regularly grasp the situation, ensure the information and reporting regime; clearly define the responsibilities of collectives and individuals in the work of protecting resources, mine boundaries, and coal products. The Provincial People's Committee implements and maintains a regular meeting regime with the coal industry to proactively grasp the situation and promptly handle and remove difficulties and obstacles; regularly organize meetings to remove difficulties related to filling materials.

Along with that, the province has also strengthened the inspection, supervision and examination of land, resources and minerals, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of preventing corruption, negativity, waste and "group interests" in this field. From 2019 to now, the Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial People's Committee, departments, branches and sectors of the province have conducted nearly 400 inspections and supervisions related to the management of resources and minerals, the use of industrial explosives, investment in construction of specialized mining works, compliance with tax laws... Coordinate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Industry and Trade in inspecting and examining units of the Coal industry.

Localities also conduct inspections and examinations of natural resources and mineral management in the area depending on the actual situation. All violations are strictly handled according to the provisions of law.

TKV leaders inspect coal delivery and receipt at Cam Pha Port and Logistics Company - TKV. Photo: Hoang Yen

Remarkable effect

Thanks to the strengthening of direction, land management and mineral exploitation in the province have been effective after exploitation. The province has reviewed, adjusted and completed the planning of the Quang Ninh coal area to ensure compliance with the Prime Minister 's decision. The Coal Industry Planning has been updated in the Provincial Planning for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050 and the National Energy Master Plan to ensure consistency and conformity between the Coal and Mineral Industry Planning and other planning. The Provincial People's Committee has issued 40 mineral exploitation licenses. Most units have actively completed relevant legal procedures, complying with the provisions of the granted exploitation licenses and the provisions of law.

Coal industry units apply advanced and modern coal exploration, mining, screening and processing technologies, minimizing labor accidents and resource loss in all stages.

Quang Ninh has also completed a plan to handle screening residue, acid rock, soil and rock mixed with coal in the direction of processing into products at the mine suitable to market demand. In the province, the investment in conveyor belts, railway transport, road overpasses, and installation of automatic monitoring systems to regularly and continuously manage mining and processing sites, transport routes, warehouses, and coal import and export ports has been completed; minimizing the loss of coal resources.

The province has also stopped granting new licenses and extending the licenses for ports and general cargo terminals for coal gathering and trading. Coal mining units have completed all environmental procedures and implemented plans to quickly plant trees to cover mine waste dumps, contributing to limiting soil and rock erosion, reducing dust emissions, and quickly improving the general landscape environment.

Currently, there are 16 licensed limestone quarries in the province. For limestone quarries used as raw materials for cement and industrial lime production licensed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the province will report to the Ministry for consideration and adjustment of the exploitation period of 4 quarries until the end of 2030. For quarries used for common construction materials licensed by the Provincial People's Committee, it is determined to strive to stop exploiting the quarries by 2025.

Quang Ninh has strictly controlled and managed, not allowing dredging activities to be exploited and illegally exploited for resources and minerals; at the same time, completing the plan for handling mine waste rock and soil, giving priority to using as filling materials for socio-economic development projects in the area and producing artificial materials. The orientation of 32 mine waste dumps belonging to the Coal industry to be used as filling materials has been updated in the General Planning of Quang Ninh province.

The situation of illegal sand and gravel mining, gathering, transportation and trading in the province has been basically controlled, not allowing the formation of "hot spots" that cause public outrage. The inspection and handling of violations according to the provisions of the law has been strengthened. From 2019 to now, the whole province has discovered and arrested 213 cases of violations in illegal sand and gravel mining, gathering, transportation and trading; discovered and handled 155 cases of illegal soil mining, destruction and transportation; discovered 11 cases of illegal stone mining, gathering, trading and transportation...

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