Vietnam cooperates in sustainable mining

With the support of the Australian Trade and Investment Agency (Austrade), the METS delegation came to Vietnam to attend Mining Vietnam 2024, thereby promoting bilateral mining cooperation in a sustainable direction.

Speaking at the Australia-Vietnam Green Economy Summit in City. On this occasion, Ms. Rebecca Ball – Trade and Investment Counselor of the Australian Government affirmed that Canberra can increase support to help Vietnam achieve its goal of developing sustainable mining activities.

One of the contents is to improve the skills of the workforce and apply mining practices aimed at reducing carbon emissions, improving water management and exploring opportunities to recycle mine waste into waste products. valuable construction materials.

For example, Blackstone Minerals (Australia) is developing a project with a green model for Nickel-Copper-PGE Ta Khoa in Son La province, which includes a modern nickel mine processing fine ore to produce mineral products. precursor products for the growing lithium-ion battery industry for the Asian market.

Another area of ​​cooperation between the two countries is to improve the skills of local workers to meet the requirements of sustainable, responsible mining operations, including expertise in environmental management, consultation community and social responsibility to minimize the impact of operations.

Counselor Ball emphasized: “The Australia-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will contribute to further promoting bilateral trade relations between the two countries, strengthening links to enhance the value chain.” , especially in the field of resources and advanced industrial materials necessary for green transformation goals. We look forward to working closely with Vietnamese partners to further promote the bilateral relationship long-term and sustainable in the mining sector, towards the common interests of the two countries.”

At the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in March, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Australian Ministry of Industry, Science and Natural Resources signed a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a Ministerial Dialogue on Energy and Energy. mineral.