Environmental protection fee for mining from July 15, 2023 in Vietnam

Nguyen Thi Diem My

11:55, 02/06/2023

On May 31, 2023, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree 27/2023/ND-CP on environmental protection fees for mineral exploitation.

Environmental protection fee for mining from July 15, 2023 in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Environmental protection fee for mineral exploitation from July 15, 2023 in Vietnam

The environmental protection fee rates for mineral exploitation from July 15, 2023 are specified in the Appendix issued together with Decree 27/2023/ND-CP, specifically:

No	Mineral Type	Unit (ton/m³ of primary minerals)	Fee ()
I	Metallic mineral ores
1	Iron Ore	Ton	40,000 - 60,000
2	Manganese (manganese) ore	Ton	30,000 - 50,000
3	Titanium ore (titanium)	Ton	10,000 - 70,000
4	Gold ore	Ton	180,000 - 270,000
5	Rare earth ore	Ton	40,000 - 60,000
6	Platinum ore, silver ore, tin ore	Ton	180,000 - 270,000
7	Tungsten ore (wolfram), antimony ore (antimony)	Ton	30,000 - 50,000
8	Lead ore, zinc ore	Ton	180,000 - 270,000
9	Aluminum ore, bauxite ore	Ton	10,000 - 30,000
ten	Copper ore, nickel ore (nickel)	Ton	35,000 - 60,000
11	Cobalt (cobalt), molybdenum (molybdenum) ore, mercury ore, magnesium (magnesium) ore, vanadium (vanadium) ore	Ton	180,000 - 270,000
twelfth	Chromium ore (chromite)	Ton	10,000 - 60,000
13	Other metal mineral ores	Ton	20,000 - 30,000
II	Non-metallic minerals
first	Exploited land for leveling and construction	m³	1,000 - 2,000
2	Rock		-
2.1	Pebbles	m³	6,000 - 9,000
2.2	Stone
2.2.1	Block stone (including mining large blocks of white marble, granite, gabro, basalt for paving, fine art)	m³	60,000 - 90,000
2.2.2	Stone as a common building material	m³	1,500 - 7,500
3	Limestone, cement, cement additives and industrial minerals in accordance with the mineral law (Serpentin, barite, bentonite)	m³	1,500 - 6,750
4	Fluorite stone	m³	1,500 - 4,500
5	White marble (except specified at point 2.2.1 of this Section)
5.1	White marble for paving, fine art	m³	50,000 - 70,000
5.2	White marble for carbonate powder	m³	1,500 - 7,500
6	Granite, gabbro, basalt for paving, fine arts (except for the provisions at Point 2.2.1 of this Section)	m³	50,000 - 70,000
7	Golden sand	m³	4,500 - 7,500
8	White sand	m³	7,500 - 10,500
9	Other types of sand	m³	3,000 - 6,000
10	Clay, soil for making bricks and tiles	m³	2,250 - 3,000
11	Refractory lightning	Ton	20,000 - 30,000
12	Dolomite (dolomite), quarzit (quartzite)	m³	30,000 - 45,000
13	Kaolin	Ton	4,200 - 5,800
14	Mica (mica), technical quartz	Ton	20,000 - 30,000
15	Pyrite (pyrite), phosphorus (phosphorite)	Ton	20,000 - 30,000
16	Apatite (apatite)	Ton	3,000 - 5,000
17	seppentin (secpentin)	Ton	3,000 - 5,000
18	Coal includes: - Underground anthracite (anthracite) coal - Opencast anthracite coal - Brown coal, fat coal - Other coal	Ton	6,000 - 10,000
19	Diamond, ruby (rubi), sapphire (sapphire)	Ton	50,000 - 70,000
	Emorod (emerald), Alexandrite (alexandrite), Black precious opal
	Adide, Rodolite (rodolite), Pyroph (pyrope), Berin (berine), Sphinx (spinene), Topaz (topaz)
	Crystal quartz blue-violet, yellow-green, orange, cryolite, white precious opal, fiery red; Birusa, Nephrite (nefrite)
20	Pebbles, pebbles	m³	6,000 - 9,000
21	Soil for plaster	m³	2,000 - 3,000
22	Other types of soil	m³	1,000 - 2,000
23	Talc, diatomite	Ton	20,000 - 30,000
24	Graphite, serecite	Ton	3,000 - 5,000
25	Phen - touch - play (felspat)	Ton	3,300 - 4,600
26	Natural mineral water	m³	2,000 - 3,000
27	Other non-metallic minerals	Ton	20,000 - 30,000

2. Exemptions for environmental protection for mineral extraction from July 15, 2023 in Vietnam

Cases eligible for environmental protection exemption for mineral mining from July 15, 2023 in Vietnam, include:

- Activities of mining minerals for use as common building materials in the land area under the land use rights of households and individuals to construct works of households and individuals in that area.

- Activities of exploiting soil and stone for leveling, construction of security and military works, natural disaster prevention and control, and disaster recovery.

In cases where the mined land and stone are used for leveling and construction of security and military works, for natural disaster prevention and control, for disaster recovery, and for other purposes, organizations and individuals are responsible for determining the volume of soil and rock subject to free charge; the quantity of land and rock used for other purposes must pay an environmental protection fee for mineral exploitation.

- Use of soil and rock waste from the mining process to improve and restore the environment in the mining area according to the plan for environmental improvement and restoration approved by the competent authority.

The determination of the amount of rock, soil, and waste that is exempt from environmental protection fees is based on:

+ Minutes of acceptance of the volume of each stage of mining technology, including: preparation of soil and rock, loading and unloading, transportation, and discharging of rocks as prescribed at Point b, Clause 2, Article 41 of Decree 158/2016/ND-CP.

+ The plan for environmental renovation and restoration must be approved by a competent state agency according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 67 of the Law on Environmental Protection.

+ The mine closure dossier is approved by a competent state agency in accordance with the mineral law.

(Article 5 of Decree 27/2023/ND-CP)

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