Vinacomin hastens the rate of progress to invest in developing the coal mine projects

At the meeting, the coal companies: Hon Gai, Uong Bi, and Deo Nai reported implementing preparation, schedule and progress of projects including mines: Binh Minh for exploiting a deep level below 220m, Ha Rang extension for pit exploiting, Suoi Lai (Hon Gai Company) for maximum Open Exploiting in combination with environmental improving and rehabilitating; Dong Trang Bach (Uong Bi Company) for Pit exploiting in Tan Yen area and Coc Sau – Deo Nai mine group for exploiting.

Vinacomin Deputy General Director Phan Xuan Thuy chairs and works with the companies: Hon Gai Coal, Uong Bi, and Deo Nai.

On July 20, 2023, Binh Minh mine for exploiting a deep level below -220 m completed investment procedures. The Company has established a project preparation committee and conditions for starting, constructing and executing the works.

In the schedule for the basic construction of the project, there would be 3 conks for mining work including 2 conks in level -220 and one conk in +25; to take shape the workshop of capital construction for mining work. Basically, the progress of the work is guaranteed according to the plan. In July and August 2023, it speeds up the implementation of the works, completes the application for a mining license, and prepares the conditions for starting the project on November 12, 2023.

The Ha Rang extension for the pit mining project has been approved by Vinacomin with the content of the Technical Research Report, dated June 20, 2023, and the Policy on establishing construction planning approved by the Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee. Currently, the Company has established detailed construction planning to report Ha Long City People’s Committee and consult the opinions of Quang Ninh Provincial departments and agencies.

In July and August 2023, the company continues to implement the detailed planning and should ask Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee to approve the project investment policy… The company requests Vinacomin to supplement the investment plan in 2023 to purchase some equipment for capital construction and some items for the Binh Minh mine project.

Regarding the progress in preparing an investment project to exploit the pit in Tan Yen – Dong Trang Bach area, Uong Bi company has developed a plan to prepare the pit exploitation in the Tan Yen mine and report to Vinacomin. In the plan, the project should perfectly be preparing project work and start in May 2024.

For the project to exploit mine group Coc Sau –Deo Nai, Deo Nai joint stock company has developed progress in preparing to exploit Coc Sau- Deo Nai mine group, that expects to end by Mach 31, 2024, and to accept the certificate for exploiting the project until March 31 2025. The company has established detailed construction planning and asked decision for accepting the policy and implementing the other works relevant to preparing to exploit the Coc Sau- Deo Nai mine group.

Speaking at the meeting, Group Deputy General Director Phan Xuan Thuy emphasized that Vinacomin pays special attention to investment and production development, including investment projects to develop coal mines and directs to speed up the implementation of these projects. Therefore, companies need to focus all resources, human resources and consulting units to urgently deploy and speed up the implementation of coal mine development projects in order to achieve the goal of coal production, ensure coal production to ensure annual exploitation volume to meet consumption. At the same time, direct and review the actual work implementing projects, speeding up the settlement of procedures, clearing problems, building, adjusting schedules, and reviewing progress once a month to review, evaluate and implement the next works.

Vinacomin Deputy General Director Phan Xuan Thuy requested Vinacomin specialized departments to strengthen and closely follow the progress, speed up the processing of licensing procedures for the exploitation of projects, striving to ensure the schedule as set out as follows projects that exploiting Binh Minh mine below level -220 m and Binh Minh mine will start in November 12, 2023; The Tan Yen mine pit exploiting will start in May 2024.