Sand mine that was stolen still has reserves?

On November 12, the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province approved the mineral reserves for common materials for the Truong Xuan - Tho Loc sand mine located on the Tra Khuc river, in Tinh Ha commune, Son Tinh district (Quang Ngai).

Truong Xuan - Tho Loc sand mine is located on Tra Khuc river.

Accordingly, the exploration area of ​​Truong Xuan - Tho Loc sand mine is 6.8 hectares, with an approved reserve of nearly 140,000 ^m3 . Of which, the construction sand part is nearly 95,500 ^m3 , the rest is minerals used as common construction materials such as gravel, sand...

This is one of 7 sand mines that the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province put up for auction in early 2023. At the time of the auction, the mineral reserves were estimated to be about 136,000 ^m3 .

After the successful auction, while completing the procedures to obtain a mining license, the winning company discovered that the sand mine was being stolen on a large scale.

Public sand theft at Truong Xuan - Tho Loc sand mine in mid-May 2023

In mid-May 2023, Thanh Nien reported that sand thieves were operating openly, turning the Truong Xuan - Tho Loc sand mine into a "big construction site" for sand exploitation with dozens of trucks and sand-suction rafts operating busily. The winning bidder was forced to ask for help from the authorities. After that, the authorities of Quang Ngai province simultaneously launched a campaign to suppress sand theft here.

The representative of the company that won the auction for the Truong Xuan - Tho Loc sand mine said that the company hired an independent unit to measure with equipment, determine the reserves on the approved area and elevation of the mine. Thereby, giving the actual and accurate reserves, so the reserve number is different from before.

Regarding the fact that the sand reserves have not been depleted despite the sand mine being stolen on a large scale, day and night, the authorities explained that the previous forecasted reserves were subjective and had not been measured or surveyed in the field, so they could not be accurate. After the auction, the winning bidder had measured, surveyed, and explored the field with equipment, so they were very accurate.

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