China News Service, Guangzhou, November 10 (Tang Guijiang Li Lu) The Guangdong Provincial Department of Natural Resources introduced on the 10th that the General Office of the Guangdong Provincial Government issued the "Five-year Action Plan for Green Mining Development in Guangdong Province (2021-2025)" and deployed Promote 20 key tasks such as the transfer of mining rights "net mines"; and propose that by the end of 2023, all the mining areas with licenses in the province should meet the green mine construction standards.
According to this plan, by the end of 2025, Guangdong will basically form a green mining development with a basic understanding of mineral resources, full implementation of green exploration and mining, significant improvement in the ecological environment of the mining area, significant improvement in the utilization efficiency and development and protection of mineral resources, and continuous enhancement of major project support. New pattern.
It is reported that Guangdong will carry out geological surveys of minerals in important metallogenic belts, focusing on the Nanling, Eastern and Western Guangdong metallogenic belts, delimiting prospecting areas and delineating more than 30 prospecting target areas; through a comprehensive grasp of rare earth minerals, especially It is the distribution of medium and heavy rare earth minerals, forming a list of rare earth minerals that can be protected and utilized.
The plan proposes that Guangdong should improve the standards for green mine construction and promote the construction of green mines in an all-round way.
Among them, newly-built mines should be planned, designed, constructed and operated in accordance with green mine construction standards. Existing mines should be upgraded in accordance with green mine construction standards. Those that do not meet the standards should be rectified as required to ensure that the province has a certificate before the end of 2023. 100% of the mining areas meet the green mine construction standards.
At the same time, Guangdong will further utilize the experience and technical advantages of large and medium-sized state-owned mining-related enterprises in the field of mineral resource development and utilization, integrate Guangdong’s key mineral resources, and promote the gathering of various elements such as policies, technology, capital, and products in the green mining industry. Large-scale and intensive development and utilization of mineral resources will form a brand effect and expand and strengthen the green mining sector.
By the end of 2025, the proportion of large and medium-sized mines in Guangdong will reach more than 35%.
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