Instruction on Combating Illegal Gold Mining in Attapeu Province
阿速坡省省长关于清查阿速坡省境内非法盗采黄金活动的指令
ຄຳສັ່ງ ຂອງເຈົ້າແຂວງອັດຕະປື ວ່າດ້ວຍການກວາດລ້າງຂະບວນການລັກລອບຂຸດຄົ້ນຄຳ ຜິດກົດໝາຍ ໃນຂອບເຂດແຂວງອັດຕະປື
Summary
The Governor of Attapeu Province issued an order to conduct inspections, crackdowns, and complete eradication of illegal gold mining activities without government permission, review related contract permits, and hold violators accountable to maintain provincial security and stability.
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Article 1
To: Provincial Departments, Agencies, and the Administrative Authorities of the 5 Districts. Basis: Article 20, Section 4, Part 3 of the amended Law on Local Administration of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, No. 68/NA (December 14, 2015), concerning the rights and duties of the Provincial Governor; the Resolution of the Joint Meeting of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and the Provincial Military-Public Security Leadership on September 5, 2017. Previously, this province had issued a directive to cease all gold mining activities and deployed forces to conduct inspections, achieving good results. Currently, there are signs of illegal gold mining by individuals and those with machinery and vehicles, taking advantage of companies along various streams, which the province cannot accurately control, and such activities have caused instability and disorder within the province. Therefore, to curb illegal mining and prevent its spread, the Provincial Governor issues the following directive:
Article 2
The Provincial Military Command is tasked with coordinating with the Provincial Public Security, the Department of Energy and Mines, and Sansai District and Phuong District to conduct inspections, rectifications, and complete eradication of individuals, groups of individuals, companies, and other operators (including signatories, those acting under false pretenses, and direct operators) engaged in exploration, prospecting, and extraction of various types of minerals within the areas of Wangda in Sansai District and Namxuan in Phuong District without government permission, to be completed by November 2017.
Article 3
The Department of Energy and Mines is tasked to, in coordination with the Secretariat of the Provincial State Land Management Committee (Department of Planning and Investment), conduct a review based on memoranda, contracts, agreements, or various normative documents issued with permits by the Government, central ministries, sectors, or the province; if any non-compliance with laws and regulations is found, a recommendation for withdrawal shall be made to apply for the annulment of the said documents. Therein, a detailed list shall be compiled in coordination with each licensed company, specifying the number of subsidiaries, derivative companies, contract renewal companies (contract successors), external partners, or other contracting parties (such as suppliers of oil, food, spare parts, marketing entities, etc.); who approved the government side, the number of personnel (how many domestically, how many abroad), what activities are conducted, and how many labor permits are actually processed. Review the economic-technical feasibility study reports and actual usage; if non-compliance with the contract and approved standards is found, immediate cessation shall be ordered, especially for small-scale family gold mining, chainsaw machines for logging, sawmills, saw blades, and other non-compliant equipment and tools, which shall be immediately stopped and seized, followed by a prompt report to the Provincial Governor to seek approval for initiating legal proceedings against violators. The funds required for the above work activities shall use the project management funds allocated by the company under the contract, and the province will supplement a certain amount.
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