Some problems
According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Environment (DARD), in the province there are 6 granite mineral mines for cladding that have been granted mineral exploitation licenses by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (now the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), the Provincial People's Committee has approved the investment policy but the land lease procedures have not been completed due to difficulties in investment procedures or land recovery procedures and these areas have not been updated in the provincial planning. Specifically, the Project for Exploitation and Processing of Granite for Cladding in Cay Sung 1 (Dien Tan Commune, Dien Khanh District) with an area of 8.96 hectares, the license is valid until November 17, 2046. However, during the investment adjustment process, the project was stuck because the provincial planning does not include granite minerals for cladding. Similarly, the Project for Investment in Construction of Granite Mining Works for Cladding in Cay Sung 3 Area (Dien Tan Commune) was licensed on January 17, 2019, for a term of 30 years. According to the inspection conclusion, the project was delayed because the land allocation was stuck in Decision No. 2412, dated December 19, 2011 of the Prime Minister on approving the Master Plan for national defense arrangement combined with socio-economic development for the period 2011 - 2020. During the process of adjusting the investment project, this project was stuck because the provincial planning did not include the type of granite mineral for tiling...
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| A mineral mine in Cam Lam district. |
Regarding the group of mineral mine projects licensed for mineral exploitation by the Provincial People's Committee, there are currently 10 mineral mines (including 3 clay mines, 2 sand mines, 1 soil mine, 4 stone mines) for common construction materials that do not have investment procedures, so there is not enough basis for land lease in the following localities: Cam Ranh, Van Ninh, Ninh Hoa, Cam Lam, Dien Khanh... The reason is that at the time the Provincial People's Committee granted mineral exploitation licenses, enterprises were instructed not to implement investment policies and investment certificates. However, according to the current Land Law and regulations in the field of investment and minerals, there is currently not enough legal basis to complete investment procedures and not enough basis for land lease. In addition, there are 6 mineral mines that have been licensed for mineral exploitation by the Provincial People's Committee, have been operating but have not been leased land. Of these, 2 mines were licensed before the 2010 Mineral Law took effect, so at the time of licensing, the project did not carry out investment procedures. Currently, the investors of the 2 mines are adjusting their investment projects to adjust the mineral exploitation license and extend the land lease, but they are stuck with problems related to the provincial planning; 4 mines are carrying out investment procedures but have not been implemented because the locations of these mines are not suitable for the location of the mineral area of the plan for protection, exploration, exploitation and use of minerals in the provincial planning.
Among the projects facing difficulties mentioned above, currently, some projects have not generated revenue from mineral exploitation, so they have not fulfilled their financial obligations, owing from 7 billion VND to nearly 20 billion VND in mineral exploitation license fees, leading to the risk of having their mineral exploitation licenses revoked according to the request for revocation dated March 10, 2025 of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Tax Department (now the Regional Tax Department XIII) sent to the Provincial People's Committee.
Removing obstacles to harmonize the interests of the State and enterprises
At a recent meeting with the Provincial People's Committee to discuss solutions to remove obstacles for new mineral projects, the Department of Agriculture and Environment proposed that the Provincial People's Committee allow the use of land use quotas for mineral activities allocated in the provincial planning to carry out land lease procedures for mineral mines that have been licensed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (previously) and the Provincial People's Committee, in accordance with the district-level land use planning established for the period 2021 - 2030. At the same time, the Department of Finance was directed to preside over and coordinate with relevant departments, branches and localities to handle the issuance and adjustment of investment procedures to facilitate investors to fulfill their land obligations according to regulations.
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| A mineral mine in Ninh Hoa town. |
To remove obstacles for mineral projects, Mr. Tran Hoa Nam - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Agriculture and Environment, the Department of Finance to coordinate with relevant functional units to urgently study and advise the Provincial People's Committee to adjust the 10-year land use planning at the district level, the district-level land use plan in 2025 and the suitability of each mineral exploitation project. The process of reviewing, synthesizing and advising needs to clearly state the formation process, licensing, procedural problems regarding investment, land, etc. of each mineral project to adjust the exploitation license, issue the first investment procedures for projects that have not previously completed investment procedures, and adjust investment procedures. At the same time, organize meetings with investors of mineral exploitation projects that are still facing difficulties to discuss, analyze and guide enterprises on necessary procedures to supplement and complete. For enterprises that still owe mineral exploitation rights fees due to the above-mentioned difficulties and have not yet generated revenue from mineral exploitation, Mr. Tran Hoa Nam assigned the Department of Agriculture and Environment and the Department of Finance to coordinate with competent authorities based on current regulations and recommendations of enterprises to consider extending or postponing collection for enterprises that owe mineral exploitation rights fees to ensure harmonious interests between enterprises and the State; ensuring compliance with legal regulations.
THAI THINH
Source: https://baokhanhhoa.vn/kinh-te/202506/govuong-cho-cac-du-an-khoang-san-7ff4275/
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