40 gold mines with reserves of nearly 30 tons discovered in the Northwest

According to the results just announced by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, after 8 years of implementing the Project on comprehensive mineral survey and completing the 1:50,000 scale geological map of the Northwest region to serve the planning of sustainable socio-economic development (Northwest Project), a geological - mineral map of over 13,381 km has been completed, covering the Northwest region.

40 gold mines with reserves of nearly 30 tons were discovered. Illustrative photo

The outstanding result of this project is the discovery of 110 mineral deposits of 25 important and precious minerals.

According to the Department of Geology and Minerals - Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, through the implementation process, the units implementing the Project have created a 1:50,000 scale mineral geological map on 13,081 km²; conducted 498 boreholes with a total depth of more than 46,000m, of which 90% of the boreholes encountered ore bodies - a very high rate.

In particular, the project has discovered and evaluated 110 mineral mines, including 25 different types such as rare earth, tin-tungsten, gold, copper, antimony, decorative stone, industrial limestone... Of which, there are 17 large-scale mines, 43 medium-sized mines and 50 small mines - double the original target.

Notably, among the metal mineral mines, there are up to 40 gold mines with a total level 333 resource of more than 29.8 tons of gold identified. There are 5 copper mines with a total level 333 resource of more than 13,000 tons of copper metal identified. In addition, at a copper mine in Lao Cai province, research units also discovered accompanying minerals with gold with a total level 333 resource of more than 420 kg of gold identified.

With the recorded achievements, the Northwest Project promises to continue to contribute positively to the socio-economic development of the whole country in the future.

In the coming time, the Vietnam Geology and Minerals sector will continue to provide technical support and transfer data to help localities effectively exploit resources. Continue to conduct in-depth investigations into hidden mineral areas and supplement investigations according to the Ministry's direction. At the same time, support the improvement of management capacity and training of local officials in the use of the handed-over geological and mineral databases.

Thu Huong

Source: https://congthuong.vn/phat-hien-40-mo-vang-tru-luong-gan-30-tan-o-tay-bac-380882.html