A corner of the Nhan Co bauxite refinery plant. (Photo: VNA)
The Nhan Co bauxite refinery plant in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong is running test productions through the end of September, said Head of the project’s management board Nguyen Thanh Liem on July 30.
Constructed within a 65-hectare mine, the plant is designed to process more than 1.8 tonnes of ore each year.
Ore reserves at the mine are estimated at around 60 million tonnes, capable of supplying bauxite for the aluminium production plant for 30 years.
The bauxite plant was initiated by the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) on September 15, 2013 at a total cost of 900 billion VND (41.2 million USD).
It consists of an ore refinery plant and a 5-kilometre conveyor belt covered by corrugated iron to protect the environment.
Once fully operatiജonal, the plant will offer about 150 employment opportunities for local residents, including those from ethnic minority groups.-VNA
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) and the management board of the Lam Dong bauxite-alumina complex to increase measures to ensure the safe operation of the alumina plant.
Tan Rai bauxite mining plant , a component of the Lam Dong aluminium bauxite complex in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, exported 210,000 tonnes of alumina in the first half of this year, contributing 77 billion VND (3.6 million USD) to the State budget.
Bulldozers began clearing the 114-ha site for the construction of the 575-million USD Dak Nong aluminium smelting plant in this Central Highland province on September 4.
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A corner of the Nhan Co bauxite refinery plant. (Photo: VNA)
