HÀ TĨNH — The central province of Hà Tĩnh has asked the Government not to resume activities of the Thạch Khê iron mine, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia.

The iron exploitation project was approved in 2007 at a cost of VNĐ1.59 trillion (US$69.9 million) and the relocation of 3,000 households, but suspended in 2011 after local authorities proposed closing the mine over environmental concerns. Tiếp tục đọc “Keep iron mine closed: province” →

Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has rejected a proposal to shut down a major iron mine over concerns that it poses risks to the environment.

The ministry said in a press statement that the proposal by the Ministry of Investment and Planning (MPI) to immediately terminate the Thạch Khê iron mine project in the central province of Hà Tĩnh “was not based on scientific and practical considerations”. It added that an alternative proposal would be submited to Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc for approval.

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