Ham Tan district discovered 03 cases of illegal mineral exploitation in early 2023

20/02/2023

(binhthuan.gov.vn) In January 2023, the functional units of Ham Tan district inspected and detected 03 cases of illegal mineral exploitation. Currently, these cases are being verified and handled according to their competence.

Immediately after discovering the above cases, the District People's Committee directed the Tan Duc Commune People's Committee to coordinate with the Provincial Public Security in organizing the temporary seizure of 14,800 m³of construction sand at the sand mine of Vu Gia Phat Company for the verification and settlement. The district's inter-sectoral inspection team is continuing to verify and complete the process of handling cases of illegal mineral mining in large scale (with signs of crime) as reflected by press agencies.

In order to strengthen the state administration on mineral resources, Ham Tan district will focus on reviewing and post-auditing the common building material trading sites in the district that have not yet met relevant regulations (procedures for land and environment) to take remedial measures as prescribed.

Strengthening inspection and supervision of the observance of the provisions of law in mining activities for mines which have been granted mining licenses in the district; reviewing the mine sites that have been granted mining licenses, mineral exploration licenses that have not been operated so far to request the Provincial People's Committee, Department of Natural Resources and Environment to withdraw the project and re-issue it to organizations with more capacity.

Focusing on directing the verification and handling of denunciations of illegal mineral mining activities by citizens of Tan Hoa village, Song Phan commune and verifying and completing procedures to handle cases of illegal mineral mining in large volumes (with signs of crime) as reflected by press agencies.

Completing the inspection of state administrative responsibilities on minerals in Thang Hai commune.

The district police shall strengthen the local situation grasp; inspect and handle acts of illegally transporting, storing, exploiting minerals under proposed plan.

The People's Committees of communes and townships shall actively coordinate with the district's interdisciplinary land inspection team to examine and prepare procedures on handling of administrative violations in the field of land related to mineral activities according to their prescribed competence in Decree No. 91/2019/ND-CP dated November 19, 2019 of the Government (amended and supplemented in Decree No. 04/2022/ND-CP dated January 6, 2022), in which: Focusing on inspecting and strictly handling the improper use of land at construction material trading sites, acts of land destruction, etc. considering the land recovery for cases of improper land use related to illegal mineral activities for a long time in the spirit of direction of the Provincial People's Committee, Department of Natural Resources and Environment./.