Cave discovery in Thanh Hoa: Proposal to expand restricted area

(Dan Tri) - Ha Trung District ( Thanh Hoa ) has proposed expanding the scope and boundary of the area temporarily banning mineral activities at Dun Mountain, where a cave with many historical and cultural values ​​was discovered.

On November 27, information from the People's Committee of Ha Trung district, Thanh Hoa province said that the unit has proposed to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of this province on demarcating an area temporarily banning mineral activities at Dun mountain, Ha Long commune.

According to the People's Committee of Ha Trung district, after receiving instructions from the Chairman of the People's Committee of Thanh Hoa province, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and related units surveyed, prepared a report and established a map to demarcate the area temporarily banning mineral activities at Dun mountain.

Dun Mountain, Ha Long Commune, Ha Trung District, Thanh Hoa Province (Photo: Phuc Tuan).

During the survey, the authorities determined that the planned area to be demarcated is more than 7.2 hectares, including the rocky mountain area and a part of flat land near the foot of the mountain.

Through the survey, the Department of Culture - Information and the People's Committee of Ha Long commune, Ha Trung district determined that the flat land area at the foot of Dun mountain currently has a stone and construction material production workshop of Tien Thinh Company Limited and a stone processing workshop of VinaStone Company Limited.

The People's Committee of Ha Trung district stated that the processing and production activities of the above mentioned workshops and factories will greatly affect the landscape and environment of Dun mountain area and the orientation of heritage conservation and tourism development of the locality.

Therefore, the People's Committee of Ha Trung district proposed the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to direct relevant units to study, review, adjust and expand the scope and boundaries of the area temporarily banning mining activities at Dun mountain. This includes the entire area of ​​the above-mentioned stone factories and workshops.

There are many beautiful stalactites in the cave (Photo: Quach Tuan).

Previously, as Dan Tri reported, Dun mountain is located about 45km north of Thanh Hoa city, in Ha Long commune, Ha Trung district.

Nui Dun was granted a stone mining license by Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee to Tien Thinh Company Limited from December 22, 2014.

In April, during the quarrying process, the company discovered a cave inside Dun Mountain. The authorities determined that the cave was large in scale, with four connecting doors. This cave has many natural stalactites with interesting shapes, and an underground water stream flowing into the Ben Quan Lake provincial relic, with great potential for tourism development.

The cave at Dun Mountain also has many prehistoric ceramic relics (Photo: Bui Van Hung).

Experts and scientists say that not only does the cave at Dun Mountain have a beautiful stalactite system, it also has many prehistoric ceramic artifacts.

Recently, the Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has directed to completely stop mineral exploitation activities in the Dun mountain area, so that competent authorities can complete procedures to demarcate areas to protect historical relics, scenic spots and demarcate areas where mineral exploitation is prohibited.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/xa-hoi/vu-phat-hien-hang-dong-o-thanh-hoa-de-xuat-mo-rong-khu-vuc-cam-20241127153053776.htm