On October 18, a leader of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Ben Tre province said that there are currently 30 organizations and businesses buying documents to participate in the auction of exploitation rights for 3 sand mines in the area.
According to the investigation of Lao Dong Newspaper reporters, 3 sand mines will be auctioned for exploitation rights on October 24, including: Quoi Son sand mine on Tien River (in Quoi Son commune, Chau Thanh district), An Duc - An Hoa Tay sand mine on Ham Luong River (in An Duc and An Hoa Tay communes, Ba Tri district) and An Hiep - An Ngai Tay sand mine on Ham Luong River (in An Ngai Tay and An Hiep communes, Ba Tri district).
Quoi Son sand mine has an area of 79.99 hectares, the expected exploitation depth is -14m, the approved reserve is 1,073,695m3. An Duc - An Hoa Tay sand mine has an area of 99.92 hectares, the expected exploitation depth is -12.7m and the approved reserve is 1,696,818m3. An Hiep - An Ngai Tay sand mine has an area of 80.01 hectares, the expected exploitation depth is -10.7m, the approved reserve is 1,463,610m3.
Previously, on December 21, 2023, the People's Committee of Ben Tre province issued Decision No. 2971 approving the plan to auction the right to exploit minerals for common construction materials (river sand) in Ben Tre province in 2024.
According to this decision, Ben Tre province will auction the right to exploit river sand minerals in 6 mining areas in the Ben Tre Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050. Of which, 3 mining areas have had exploration results and approved reserves in 2018, including: Quoi Son mine on Tien river; An Duc - An Hoa Tay mine and An Hiep - An Ngai Tay mine on Ham Luong river.
On the Ba Lai River, there are still 3 mining areas without exploration results, including: the area in Phong Nam commune (Giong Trom district) and Long Hoa commune (Binh Dai district); the area in Phong Nam commune, Chau Hoa commune (Giong Trom district) and Chau Hung commune, Thoi Lai commune (Binh Dai district); the area in Chau Hoa and Chau Binh communes (Giong Trom district), Tan My commune (Ba Tri district) and 3 communes Thoi Lai, Loc Thuan, Phu Long (Binh Dai district).
