According to the representative of Dong Bac Corporation, under the Ministry of National Defense, headquartered in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, the investment location of the Project "Bocit - Alumina - aluminum Complex associated with the implementation of national defense and security tasks in Dak Nong" is located in the communes of Dak N'Drung and Nam N'Jang, in the Dak Nong 3 mine cluster, Dak Song district, Dak Nong province.
The total investment for phase 1 is expected to be VND 24,341 billion; phase 2 is VND 43,774 billion.
In phase 1 (from 2025 to 2030), investment will be invested in the construction of a complex including: an ore processing factory, with a capacity of 2.5 million tons/year and an Alumina factory, with a capacity of 1 million tons/year.
Phase 2 (from 2031 to 2056), will build an additional ore processing factory, with a capacity of 2.5 million tons/year and increase the capacity of the Alumina factory to 2 million tons/year; build a new aluminum electrolyte factory, with a capacity of 300,000 tons/year and a wind power plant, with a capacity of 500 MW.
The project's operation period is over 30 years.
According to calculations, in both phases, the project will create stable jobs for about 2,500 people, and contribute about 6,000 billion VND to the annual budget.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Tran Thanh - Head of Construction Investment Department, Northeast Corporation - the project has been agreed by the Ministry of Defense for the investment research unit, and at the same time, it is required that the People's Committee of Dak Nong province prioritizes the selection of Northeast Corporation as investors to implement the project. Currently, the People's Committee of Dak Nong province is organizing the appraisal of applications for approval of investment policies and at the same time approving the investor of the Northeast Corporation.
“Dak Nong 3 mine cluster is located in an area with strategic and important positions in national defense and security, located close to the border in the main defense direction of Dak Nong province. Therefore, the fact that the Northeast Corporation implements the project not only promotes sustainable growth associated with the Green -Green economy, but also contributes to building a solid defense area, ensuring the national defense and security of the Central Highlands planning of the Ministry of Politics, the political mineral plan of the Ministry of Politics Phu ... ” - Mr. Thanh said.
Meanwhile, the Corporation is decided by the Prime Minister as an enterprise directly for national defense and security; The Central Military Commission - Ministry of Defense (QUTW - BQP) decided to issue a military signal of the 19th Army and established 3 brigades of the military construction of the reserve project. In the coming time, if the Management Board is assigned additional military and defense tasks combined with economic tasks in the area of Dak Nong 3 cluster, the unit will request QUTW - the Management Board to set up an additional brigade of the reserve construction work to carry out tasks in the Central Highlands. At that time, the Corporation had favorable conditions to maximize the strength, contributing to maintaining the defensive posture of the border strategic area, making an important contribution to strengthening the defense potential.
With more than 30 years of experience in the field of mineral exploration, exploitation and processing, the Corporation has a team of elite, highly disciplined human resources (700 mining engineers, underground construction, geology, geology, mineral selection...; over 800 bachelors in economics, finance, quality management...; more than 7,000 skilled technical workers in the field of exploitation and operation of vehicles, machinery, construction equipment), and a modern equipment system.
Not to mention, Dong Bac Corporation is the pioneer unit in exploring and paving the way to form the current alumina bauxite mining industry.
By 2014, Dong Bac Corporation had separated from TKV, and bauxite mining was completely carried out by TKV. However, during the operation, Dong Bac Corporation still coordinated with TKV to deploy construction packages to serve the production activities of Nhan Co Alumina factory.
