Recently, the People's Committee of Son La province has organized inspections of illegal mineral exploitation in Phieng Pan, Muong La, Chieng Lao, Muong Bu, Gia Phu communes...
Through the inspection, violations related to land use and illegal mineral exploitation were discovered. Especially the illegal gold mining in Gia Phu commune.
After the inspection, Son La province issued conclusions and documents directing the handling of violations according to regulations. However, the handling of violations has not been drastic and thorough, leading to organizations and individuals showing signs of disregard for the law.
Regarding the illegal gold mining case in Gia Phu, this case has been prosecuted by the Investigation Police Agency of Son La Province Police and prosecuted a series of defendants. However, the leveling, repair and restoration of the site to its original state according to the direction of the People's Committee of Son La province has not yet been implemented.
In Muong La commune, in June 2025, after receiving information reflecting on the illegal gold mining situation on mass media in the commune, the People's Committee of Son La province issued a document directing inspection and handling.
The working group of Muong La Commune People's Committee conducted an inspection and made records of 16 households in Lua and Cang Phieng villages that had lost their land plots, destroyed them, and were using land for the wrong purpose with a total area of over 11,000m2.
However, up to now, the handling has only stopped at making records and handling administrative violations. The violators have not yet leveled, repaired, and restored the site to its original state.
Mr. Dang Ngoc Hau - Vice Chairman of Son La Provincial People's Committee - said that the Provincial People's Committee has issued a document directing relevant units to coordinate with Muong La and Gia Phu Commune People's Committees to urgently level, fix and restore the illegal mineral exploitation area.
During the implementation process, it is not allowed to take advantage of leveling and remediation to continue illegal mineral exploitation.
"For the case in Gia Phu commune, the repair must be completed before August 30, 2025, and in Muong La commune, it must be completed before September 10, 2025" - Mr. Hau said.
Also according to Vice Chairman of Son La Provincial People's Committee Dang Ngoc Hau, the Provincial People's Committee also requested localities and relevant units to continue to coordinate with press agencies through professional activities such as using remote photos and information reflecting from people to grasp information, record violations in mineral and land activities to promptly advise and propose to the Provincial People's Committee to direct the handling of cases according to regulations.
The People's Committee of Son La province has also assigned the Provincial Inspectorate to develop a plan to inspect the land use of groups and individuals in Phieng Pan and Muong La communes to have a sufficient basis to handle violations in accordance with the provisions of law. Complete before October 30, 2025 and develop a plan to conduct a thematic inspection of coal minerals in the province before November 30, 2025.
