Baofeng County Yongshun Bauxite Company: The construction of green ecological mines is vigorous and steady.

In recent years, Baofeng County has actively carried out comprehensive mine improvement, accelerated the pace of ecological restoration in mining areas, and adopted a mine governance model of 'mining while managing' and 'combining planned mining and governance' to make ecological governance passive. The ecological governance is proactive governance, and the restorative governance is transformed into protective governance. Protective governance is combined with early planning governance to achieve the unification of ecological benefits and economic benefits, so that the ecological civilization policy is effectively implemented in the county, and ecological civilization The concept has become more and more popular among the people, the ecological effects have been greatly demonstrated, and the comprehensive management of open-pit mines has achieved practical results. ?

As the first green mine in Pingdingshan City, Baofeng County Yongshun Bauxite Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Baofeng County Yongshun Bauxite Company) upholds the responsibility and determination to protect green waters and green mountains, and adheres to the established principles. According to the ecological development concept of "Gold Mountain, Green Mountain", we insist on mining and management at the same time, and implement the new industry of circular agriculture for ecological improvement of mines, forming a new reform, innovation and improvement model for improving the efficiency of secondary implementation of green mines in Pingdingshan City, which is helping to While the local economy develops, it also creates a good living environment, which has been recognized and praised by the local government and the people.

It is understood that Baofeng County Yongshun Bauxite Co., Ltd., established in February 2003, is a bauxite, high-alumina clay ore, cement limestone mining company approved by the Henan Provincial Department of Land and Resources. A comprehensive enterprise integrating sales and marketing.

During a recent interview with the Baofeng County Yongshun Bauxite Company located in Bianzhuang Village, Daying Town, Baofeng County, the person in charge of the company told reporters that since the establishment of the mine, under the care and guidance of the local party committees and governments at all levels Next, the company aims to build a national-level green mine, promotes scientific production, and strives to achieve intensified utilization of mineral resources, scientific mining methods, environmentally friendly production processes, standardized corporate management, and ecological closed-pit mining areas. The company has prepared plans such as "Development and Utilization Plan", "Soil and Water Conservation Plan", "Environmental Impact Assessment Report", and "Safety Facilities Design". There are currently 102 employees, including 8 professional and technical personnel and 16 management personnel. It has been rated as an advanced unit in mining according to law and production safety over the years.

In accordance with the spiritual requirements for ecological restoration of mines at all levels and in accordance with the "Mine Geological Environmental Protection and Management and Land Reclamation Plan", the company compiled the "One Mine, One Policy" based on the actual situation of comprehensive mine improvement, and formulated the "Annual Mine Geological Environment Management Plan. In the production process, in accordance with the principle of "mining while managing", we insist on mining, backfilling, reclamation and greening at the same time. The programmed operations of mine backfilling, land leveling, reclamation and greening, and crop planting were realized. During the construction process, continuous dust reduction spraying was used and wet operations were implemented, which effectively controlled dust generation during mining and transportation and improved the quality of the working environment.

While developing production, the company takes green development as its own responsibility, adheres to the development path of ecological civilization, and regards improving the fragile ecological environment of the mining area as its top priority. Adhere to stripping, reclamation, backfilling and greening at the same time to minimize the impact on the ecological environment and build garden-style mines to benefit the local ecology and people. The mine is refreshing, clean and tidy, the construction site is neat and standardized, greenery is shady, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, creating an atmosphere where man and nature live in harmony.

According to the person in charge of the company, since the comprehensive improvement of open-pit mines was carried out in 2018, the company has invested 58.6217 million yuan in ecological restoration and management; 2,174.9 acres of land have been restored and treated (including more than 1,082 arable land restored and treated) acres, 130 acres of corn, 55 acres of sesame, 18 acres of sweet potatoes, 83 acres of mugwort, and 64 acres of honeysuckle have been planted; more than 1,092.9 acres of forest land); 1,506,670 cubic meters of backfill; 130,569 trees planted; 808,117 square meters of greening and turfing ( 1,212.17 acres); 5 kilometers of hardened roads (13 meters wide); 1,006 meters of retaining walls; 206 meters of drainage canals; and a lotus garden landscape and a Qingcheng community garden.

Honors bear witness to achievements and development. In January 2020, the company was included in the national green mine directory and became the first national green mine with open-pit mining in Pingdingshan City.

"We adhere to the principle of mining, backfilling, reclamation and greening at the same time, and have implemented programmed operations of backfilling, land leveling, reclamation and greening, and crop planting. In order to help surrounding villagers increase their income and become rich , The workers used for construction, restoration and land reclamation are all nearby villagers, and the food produced by these thousands of acres of land every year is given to the people living here free of charge,” said the person in charge of Yongshun Bauxite Company.

Talking about the ecological dividends that Yongshun Bauxite Company has brought to the local people, Gao Yaopu, Party branch secretary of Shanggaozhuang Village, Qingcheng Community, Daying Town, Baofeng County, said happily: "Our village used to have land in mountainous areas It is barren and uneven, making farming difficult, and there is no income from the land. The whole village's land was transferred to Yongshun Company at a price of 800 yuan per mu, and more than 300 acres of terraced fields have been leveled in the village. This kind of sweet potatoes and other crops are harvested. It should be distributed to the masses free of charge. The four formerly poor villages of Liping, Shanggaozhuang, Bianzhuang and Haogou under the jurisdiction of Qingcheng Community have been relocated here, and their living environment has improved. Now the villagers rely on the company to work, farm, and receive dividends. The per capita annual income is tens of thousands of yuan. The tourism income brought to the villagers by receiving tourists from the leisure sightseeing and picking ecological base and the geopark science education base has increased significantly every year."

"In the next step, Yongshun Bauxite Company will be more determined to follow the new path of ecological priority and green development, resolutely shoulder the legal responsibility of corporate entities in the construction of ecological civilization, safeguard green waters and green mountains, and release Ecological dividends will further enhance the local people’s sense of ecological security, gain, and happiness, and make greater positive contributions to building a beautiful Baofeng and a beautiful Henan. The construction of ecological civilization is always on the road. All these efforts we have made, This is all to make the local economy develop while maintaining a better ecology, so that future generations can always enjoy ecological dividends,” the person in charge of Yongshun Bauxite Company said firmly.