Approve the Planning for exploration, exploitation, processing and use of minerals as construction materials

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Decision 1626/QD-TTg approving the Planning for exploration, exploitation, processing and use of minerals as construction materials in the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to the year 2050.

It is expected to issue new exploration licenses in 36 limestone mineral areas

In particular, the objectives of exploration, exploration and assessment of the quality and reserves of minerals used as construction materials in the planning include new exploration and exploration to upgrade reserves within the scope of currently exploited projects to Ensuring the effective use of mineral resources, meeting the maximum demand for raw materials for the production of construction materials of the economy for the period up to 2030 and vision to 2050. Continue to complete exploration , approve reserves for issued exploration licenses.

Regarding exploitation goals, maintaining issued mining licenses ensures stability for projects that process and use minerals as construction materials that have been invested in construction.

Granting licenses to mineral exploitation projects in areas that have been explored in accordance with planning, ensuring sufficient reserves and quality of minerals, meeting maximum raw materials for processing and production facilities. Construction materials exporters are operating, are investing and will invest in construction. Mineral exploitation must maximize recovery of main minerals and accompanying minerals, ensure efficiency, protect environmental landscape, protect cultural and historical relics and national security and defense.

The exploitation capacity of mineral areas in the planning is the maximum allowable number (excluding accompanying minerals), determined on the basis of the results of reserve approval by competent authorities and the project. Investment in mineral exploitation has been approved according to regulations, in accordance with market supply and demand in each period and each region and planning area.

Regarding processing and use, maintaining and developing projects to process and use minerals as construction materials; Increase investment in improving technology and equipment, apply technology management to save resources and energy, improve labor productivity, create products with high added value, and reduce environmental pollution. school.

Expected issuance of new exploration licenses in 36 limestone mineral areas and 46 clay mineral areas

Regarding the exploration and exploitation planning by mineral groups, including the cement minerals group, in the period to 2030, it is expected to issue new exploration licenses in 36 limestone mineral areas, 46 clay minerals area and 31 areas of minerals as additives; Continue to complete the exploration and approval of reserves for 14 projects to explore limestone minerals, 19 projects to explore clay minerals, and 09 projects to explore minerals as additives that have been granted licenses. probe; Continue additional exploration in depth and upgrade reserves for mines that have been granted mining licenses. Total exploration reserves in the planned areas are expected to be about 3,658,100 thousand tons of limestone minerals, about 962,600 thousand tons of clay minerals and about 499,300 thousand tons of minerals as additives.

It is expected to issue new mining licenses in 38 areas of limestone minerals, 52 areas of clay minerals and 34 areas of additive minerals; Continue to issue exploitation licenses for additional exploration projects; implementing 115 limestone mining projects with mining reserves of about 1,758,700 thousand tons, 107 clay mining projects with mining reserves of about 348,300 thousand tons and 49 projects exploiting minerals as additives with Mined reserves are about 187,900 thousand tons.

With the group of minerals for making paving stones and handicrafts, in the period to 2030, it is expected to issue new exploration licenses in 93 areas of minerals for making paving stones and fine arts and 23 areas of quartz and quartzite minerals; Continue to complete the exploration and approval of reserves for 83 projects to explore minerals for paving stones and fine arts and 09 projects to explore for quartz and quartz minerals that have been granted licenses; Continue to explore and upgrade reserves for mines that have been granted mining licenses. Total exploration reserves in the planned areas are expected to be about 407,000 thousand m 3 for minerals used for making paving stones and handicrafts and about 96,500 thousand tons for quartz and quartzite minerals.

It is expected to issue new mining licenses in 163 mineral areas for paving stone and handicrafts, 32 quartz and quartzite mineral areas; implementing 260 projects to exploit paving stones and handicrafts with mining reserves of about 64,100 thousand m 3 and 32 projects to exploit quartz and quartzite with mining reserves of about 10,800 thousand tons.

Only export processed minerals that meet export standards according to regulations

Regarding processing and use planning, strengthening research and application of recycling technology and reusing waste from industry, agriculture and other industries as raw materials and fuel for construction material production, Reduce the use of natural mineral resources and reduce environmental pollution.

Minerals used as construction materials are exploited to provide raw materials for processing and use projects according to the balance of market demand. Mineral use must first give priority to domestic needs, ensuring a harmonious balance between export and import; Only export processed minerals that meet export standards according to regulations.

Investment in cement production projects must estimate the main raw material sources (limestone and clay) within the planning to ensure sufficient reserves and quality.

Investment in industrial lime production projects must estimate the main raw material sources (limestone, dolomite) within the planning to ensure sufficient reserves and quality.

According to Baochinhphu.vn