Sand mine serving Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project has not been exploited due to high price

Tien Giang Provincial People's Committee held a meeting with relevant agencies and sand mine owners serving the Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project to agree on sand prices at Hoa Hung 5 sand mine.

On October 30, Mr. Doan Van Phuong, Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Tien Giang province, said that the Hoa Hung 5 sand mine on Tien River in Hoa Hung commune, Cai Be district, Tien Giang has completed all procedures and is qualified to exploit and supply sand to Ho Chi Minh City's Ring Road 3.

Hoa Hung 5 sand mine in Tien Giang province has been in operation for more than 20 days but has not yet been put into operation to supply Ring Road 3 in Ho Chi Minh City.

According to Mr. Phuong, the mine owner has paid the water surface rent and has an exploitation plan and a plan to ensure traffic safety. The mine was started on the afternoon of October 9 but has not yet been put into operation because the mine owner and the contractor of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 have not agreed on the price.

According to the Tien Giang Department of Finance, the price offered by Hoang Hai Joint Stock Company (mine owner) is 160,000 VND/m3. The contractor of Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 said this price is too high.

Therefore, Tien Giang Provincial People's Committee held a meeting with relevant agencies, sand mine owners, and Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3 project to agree on sand prices.

The Provincial People's Committee has directed the Department of Finance and the Department of Construction to promptly complete the plan and appraise sand prices and submit them to the Provincial People's Committee for approval this week.

Previously, this sand mine was granted a mineral exploitation license by the People's Committee of Tien Giang province to Hoang Hai Joint Stock Company (Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang) with a reserve of more than 1.1 million m3 and accompanying secondary minerals (soil stripped from sand mining) of more than 525,000 m3.

Accordingly, the exploitation capacity is 400,000m3/year with an exploitation period of 4 years and 2 months. Operating time is during the day, from 7am to 5pm, no exploitation at night is allowed.

At the same time, the Provincial People's Committee also approved the granting of mineral exploitation rights at Hoa Hung 5 mine with a total amount of more than 6.95 billion VND.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tien-giang-mo-cat-phuc-vu-du-an-vanh-dai-3-tphcm-chua-khai-thac-do-gia-cao-192241030112752962.htm