Inhibition of crude ore production but still up 100.86%
Center for Information Industry and Commerce (Ministry of Commerce) has said that preliminary statistics first 7 months of 2013, exports of ores and minerals to grow in both volume and value compared to the same period last year.
Specifically, increased by 100.86% and increased 3.11% output value is equivalent to 1.4 million tons, worth $ 140.5 million.
Earlier Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the strategies and plans for mining to affirm our position clear consistency in mining must take the highest efficiency, which have aimed at processing deep, definitely not export crude.
But according to information from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, the policy allows for export of iron ore inventory to help businesses overcome difficulties is reasonable in the present context.
But taking advantage of this policy, many firms have exports exceeding the amount allowed, even illegally exported.
Examples of raw materials for steel production, the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) said, according to estimates from preliminary exploration to all meticulously evaluate the country just over 1.3 billion tons of reserves iron ore.
Meanwhile, demand for iron ore in China is very large, each year an estimated 1.5 billion tons of ore to produce about 720 million tons of steel. From this demand, China bought at any price of iron ore, ore what they buy and pay right away so this is a cause businesses like export rather than for domestic sales.
This license is dead
Q & A session at the National Assembly Standing dated 20/8, Delegate List Arabia (Kien Giang) Comments: Since the Minerals Law in effect so far (2 years), the 17 licenses granted, the local level 957 exploration permits and exploitation. But among the 957 licenses than half of such violation is not an auction license, granted ultra vires, no environmental impact assessment ...
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Nguyen Minh Quang said that in 2013 the Ministry has checked 957 mining permits, discovered a lot of mistakes, such as ultra vires license, no license when planning approved, licensed operators when records no report of environmental impact assessment or committed to protecting the environment ...
National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung commented: "this License shall die. More than 900 licenses that more than half of the violations. Where such inspection, examination and supervision where? Such mistakes without anyone being handled. Minister says to ask local know but I believe it is negative. "