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On March 3, 2023, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), Minister Nguyen Hong Dien chaired a meeting with the leaders of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN), and Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (TKV), Power Generation 1, Power Generation 2, Power Generation- 3 Joint Stock Company, TKV Power Company, PVN Power Company, Northeast Coal Corporation; Ninh Binh Fertilizer Single Company Limited, Ha Bac Fertilizer and Chemical Joint Stock company and a number of the coal-fired thermal power plants on the coal supply and coal import for electricity and nitrogen fertilizer production.

At the conference to review the plans in 2016 of Ministry of Resources and Environment, the Vietnam Geology and Mineral Department informed “At present, there have been identified 55 coal strata placed in 5 stratum groups from the surface to the depth of 1200 meters in mainland part of the Red River coal basin”.

Vietnam National Coal and Minerals Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) speeds up to perfrm the coal export contracts to rapidly release high-quality coal dust and lump coal in stock.

The Minister of Industry and Trade has just issued a Decision approving the coal price framework and electricity generation price framework in 2023. Accordingly, the coal price is 1,808,000 VND/ton, the electricity generation price framework for coal-fired power plants is 0 - 1,559.70 VND/kWh and the electricity generation price range for hydropower plants is 0 - 1,110 VND/kWh (the above price framework does not include value added tax (VAT) and other related taxes and costs).

A conference to agree and sign a cooperation agreement between Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), South East Coal Trading Company (SECTC – Dong Bac Corporation) and Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), on long-term coal supply for Thermal power plants using anthracite coal in EVN has just taken place in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade in coordination with several research institutes, colleges and companies has implemented a mineral mining and processing technology development program and has recorded positive achievements during the 2010-2015 period, said Nguyen Huy Hoan, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Science and Technology Department at a workshop to review the implementation of plans to modernize the mining industry.

The second international mining and minerals recovery exhibition and conference, Mining Viet Nam 2014, opened  from 11 to 13 at the International Centre for Exhibition (ICE) in Ha Noi.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issued the Circular No 32/2016 BCT for the National Technical Regulation on Mining Capstan Safety applied for the organizations and personals relating designing, manufacturing, installing, using, fixing, checking, testing and verifying mining capstans in Vietnam.

International mining groups and Vietnam’s mining leaders will work together at an exhibition and conference Mining Vietnam 2016 to develop Vietnam’s mining industry.

Vietnam’s mining industry is facing more difficulties this year due to lower export prices, unfavorable mining conditions and higher costs, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The Government’ Prime Minister has approved the project on equitization of the parent company -  Viet Bac Mining Industry Corporation - Vinacomin (Vietnam National  Coal  and Mineral Industries Holding Corporation - Vinacomin) with a form of combination between selling a part of  state capital and issuing coupons for increasing charter capital of the enterprise.

As many as fourteen leading Australian mining equipment and technology services (METS) companies are visiting Vietnam from 9-13 March to attend the 2nd Mining Vietnam Exhibition and Conference in Hanoi and explore business and collaboration opportunities.

Mining Vietnam 2014 Exhibition take place in Hanoi from 11th-13th, 2014 in the form of exhibition and conference. At this event, Siemens presents state-of-the-art technologies for mining industry.

Vietnamese Government has issued new Decree on Environmental Protective Fees (EPFs) in mining minerals, according to which the EPF for: crude oil is 100,000 dong/ton, natural and coal gases -  50 dong/m3, associated gas – 35 dong/m3.

On November 19th, Mao Khe Coal Company held a Groundbreaking Ceremony of pair of vertical sharps - Underground mining project below minus 150, Mao Khe mine.