No one has noticed that behind the cheap production method of "pool leaching process" is immeasurable huge environmental losses.
The first loss is the destruction of vegetation during the mining process. Ion-adsorbed rare earth ores are mined in the open pit. Before mining, the vegetation on the mountain must be cleared first. After the ore is mined, the exposed topsoil lacks humus.
It is difficult to restore vegetation in a short period of time, resulting in the formation of barren hills one after another like "scrotum".
The second loss is the pollution of land resources and the environment. The rare earth compounds are precipitated from the ore through the pool leaching process, and the remaining residue is called tailings. Some people have calculated that for every ton of rare earth oxide produced, 2,000 tons of tailings need to be produced.
Sand, occupying 1 acre of land. Since the tailings contain a large amount of heavy metal compounds and may even contain radioactive elements such as thorium and uranium, the pollution to the local environment is very serious.
In addition, the pool leaching process is too extensive for the extraction of rare earth elements. Generally speaking, the rare earth elements that can be extracted using this process only account for about 20 to 30% of the rare earth resources in the ore, and the remaining elements cannot be extracted, forming
A huge waste of resources.
In order to reduce transportation costs, mine owners often build extraction pools on the mountainside of rare earth mines, and the tailings after extraction are discarded next to them. Many untapped rare earth resources cannot be mined because they are covered by tailings, which is also significant.
waste of resources.
Xin Jinlong doesn't care about all these issues. In his opinion, there are enough mountains in Xujiawan, and the rare earth raw materials on each mountain are also very rich, which can at least allow him to make money for another 20 years. As for the mines on the mountains,
What to do after everything is opened is not a question he needs to think about, because at that time he had already moved to a big city with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of assets.
He has received the national document regulating the production of rare earths several times. When he saw this document for the first time, he was really panicked, fearing that his path to wealth would be cut off. For this matter, he also made a special trip to
He set up a table at the best restaurant in the county and invited Jiang Songling, Qiu Weiguang and others to ask them for advice. As a result, he found that the county officials themselves dismissed the document and did not persuade him to abide by the law.
Instead, he was asked to increase mining efforts to generate more foreign exchange income for the county.
After such an experience, Xin Jinlong was completely relieved. He felt that Johor Bahru is a place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Documents from the central government can be conveyed here, but people from the central government will not come anyway. People from the county
Everyone knows him and is willing to be friends with a wealthy man like him, so what does he have to worry about?
Seeing Yu Gang, a staff member of the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, appear in front of him with a notice, Xin Jinlong didn't feel any surprise. He smiled and handed Yu Gang a Chinese filter cigarette and asked casually.
: "Lao Yu, why are you issuing another notice? You can no longer use the official paper in your bureau?"
This is of course a "meme" made up by the local mine owners, which means that these notices can only be used as toilet paper. This kind of cold joke was only spread among the mine owners at first, and slowly spread to the officials.
It became a public statement in the ears. Xin Jinlong said this in front of Yu Gang, which was tantamount to a slap in the face of the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources.
Yu Gang didn't care about this. He looked flattered, took the cigarette with both hands, looked at the Huabiao logo on the cigarette carefully, praised it, then lit the cigarette with Xin Jinlong's lighter, and took a deep breath.
After taking a sip, he said: "Mr. Xin's cigarettes are good. It seems that I rushed to deliver the notice to Mr. Xin, so I am still lucky."
"Haha, if you want to smoke, just say hello, I'll have someone send you two." Xin Jinlong said, directly stuffing the remaining half of the bag of soft Chinese into Yu Gang's pocket, and then said: "You
You haven’t told me yet, is there any difference between this notification and the previous ones?”
Yu Gang is just an ordinary staff member of the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. With Xin Jinlong's status, there is no need to flatter him so much. However, Xin Jinlong is a person who knows how to build relationships. He has always been a friendly person to such harmless agency cadres.
Adopt an attitude of win-over. A pack of soft Chinese only costs more than ten yuan, which is a drop in the bucket for Xin Jinlong. If he can exchange a pack of cigarettes for the favor of a government cadre, why wouldn't he be happy about it? As for sending someone to give two cigarettes as a gift
If you give Yu Gang the cigarettes, then save the money. Two cigarettes cost hundreds of dollars.
A cadre in a small agency like Yu Gang cannot hold his head high in front of a mine owner like Xin Jinlong. The money he earns in a day is higher than his salary in a month. How can he feel superior? Let alone
Yu Gang, and even his director Qiu Weiguang, kept saying that he was not as good as a mine owner, and that he might as well lose his current job and open a mine in some village.
With this mentality, Yu Gang cautiously said to Xin Jinlong: "Mr.
The deputy leader of the leadership group, whose surname is Qin, has no idea who he is, and even County Magistrate Jiang doesn’t take him seriously. This notice was what he requested, and we must distribute it to all mines within one day.
."
"From the central government?" Xin Jinlong was stunned. This was really different news from the past. He asked cautiously: "Will the county take any action?"
Yu Gang shook his head and said: "I haven't heard of this. By the way, before I came here, Director Qiu asked me to give you a message, saying that Mr. Xin, your mine is an important tax source and a major export earner in the county. The county must
They won't come to cause trouble. However, the deputy team leader from the central government said that he will arrange for people to come down and seal off various unlicensed mining sites. Mr. Xin, you should be more careful."
"Who will be arranged to come down? Is it from your bureau or the police?" Xin Jinlong asked.
"None of them." Yu Gang said, "We didn't receive a notice that we were going to come down for inspection, and neither did the Public Security Bureau. I heard that Team Leader Qin said in front of Director Qiu that he would bring his own people to investigate, so there is no need
Our county will send people.”
"Then it doesn't matter." Xin Jinlong said disdainfully, "The strong dragon will not suppress the local snake. As long as our county does not embarrass us, no matter whether it is from the province or the central government, what can it do to me? What kind of deputy leader Qin is this?
Is it possible that they will bring people from the capital to seal my mine?"
Yu Gang smiled and said: "Mr.
I have to walk around without being able to eat."
"Old Yu, what you said reminds me. I have to talk to my miners. If someone comes to cause trouble, let them be active and don't let others ruin their jobs." Xin Jinlong said.
Yu Gang laughed. What Xin Jinlong said was exactly the effect Qiu Weiguang hoped for. He stopped talking nonsense and said: "Mr.
Let’s go.”
"Then you go quickly. I will go to the county in a few days and treat you to dinner." Xin Jinlong made a beautiful promise, but neither the speaker nor the listener took such a promise seriously.
Watching Yu Gang go away, Xin Jinlong explained a few more words to the workers, then left the leaching pool and called several of his confidants aside. He first conveyed the information revealed by Yu Gang to several people.
Then he ordered: "We are not afraid of ten thousand, but just in case. In the past few days, you should all be smart and don't let outsiders get close to the mine. If you really encounter someone coming to cause trouble, you should organize some miners to drive them away.
."
"Do you want to teach them a lesson?" asked a confidant named Li Chuanping. This person is the security captain of Xujiawan Rare Earth Mine appointed by Xin Jinlong. He has brute strength and has always been keen on using force to solve problems. I heard that someone is coming to seize rare earths.
Mine, his immediate thought was to use force.
Xin Jinlong shook his head and said: "Don't provoke them easily. After all, this deputy leader is from the central government. It's not appropriate to get hurt. However, if they don't listen, don't be afraid when it's time to take action. What happened?
You can rest assured that I will take care of you."
"Understood!" The confidants responded in unison, and then they went to the miners to contact their relatives and friends.
Xin Jinlong didn't take this episode too seriously. He didn't believe that people from the central government would come to Xujiawan, a remote place where birds don't lay eggs, and he didn't believe that the other party could organize effective forces to attack his mine.
He also knew that the county did not want his mine to be closed, because the mine could provide tax revenue for the county. Officials such as Jia Xiaodong and Jiang Songling treated guests to dinner, and it was not all at the expense of rare earth mine owners like them.
Money? When did he, Xin Jinlong, miss out on the ice and charcoal gifts he sends to officials, big and small, every year?
Because he had so much self-confidence, Xin Jinlong felt weird when a security guard came to report to Xin Jinlong two days later that there was a man named Qin Hai at the door asking to see him.
"what is your job?"
After getting the news, Xin Jinlong hurried to the door and asked Qin Hai. When he saw that there were only three people following Qin Hai, he felt much calmer. With only Qin Hai and his three followers, how could he attack the rare earth mine?
What's the disadvantage? It's really fantastic.
Xin Jinlong secured many hilltops in Xujiawan, but when mining, he could only dig one hilltop at a time. Every time he excavated a new hilltop, he had to surround the mining area with wooden fences and build a simple wooden gate. All
All farmers know that Xin Jinlong’s territory is within the fence, and trespassers will be beaten out.
At this moment, Qin Hai and three others stood outside the wooden door, confronting the security guard carrying a rubber baton.
"I am Qin Hai, deputy leader of the National Rare Earth Development and Utilization Leading Group, and these are all staff members of our group. We are conducting law enforcement inspections on rare earth mining. Your rare earth mine has no qualified procedures, and the mining and extraction methods
It has seriously damaged the environment and resources, so I am informing you now that this mine must be closed immediately and returned to the country."
Seeing Xin Jinlong coming out, Qin Hai said to him in a calm tone.
"Return it to the country?" Xin Jinlong sneered, "I spent tens of millions to develop the mine, and the country took it away as soon as it said it would. Is there any truth in this world?"
Qin Hai said: "Mr.
"You don't care how much I spent!" Xin Jinlong said impatiently, "I contracted the mountain from the township government. If you want to take it back, you must first talk to the township government."
Qin Hai smiled lightly and said: "Mr.
The government had already reported to the Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources a year ago, stating that it had withdrawn its contracting rights from you, so your current mine is being mined illegally.
Since the mining incident happened before, the country is willing to provide you with appropriate compensation for the losses you have suffered. However, let’s not keep secrets. Everyone knows how much you have invested in these mines. You paid
The contracting fee may be less than 1% of the resources you sell, so you can calculate this clearly."
"I made money, that's my skill. These mines were contracted by me, and no one can let me shut them down. How did you come here, and how do you go back? Don't hurt your friendship by then, it won't be appropriate."
"Xin Jinlong's tone contained a hint of threat.
Qin Hai's face sank and he said: "Xin Jinlong, let me inform you once again that according to the country's document requirements, your mine must be closed immediately. I hope you can cooperate with our work and not do anything that makes everyone unhappy.
."
"Why, do you still want to forcefully close my mine?" Xin Jinlong raised his eyebrows and asked.
"You guessed it right." Qin Hai said, "Since I'm here, I won't go back empty-handed. Within today, your mine must be closed, otherwise we will have to take coercive measures."
Xin Jinlong laughed loudly, pointed at Qin Hai and his party, and said: "Compulsory measures? With just a few of you, how can we talk about compulsory measures? Do you know how many workers there are in my mine? Believe it or not, each of my miners spit out
Can you drown a few of you with just spit?"
"I don't believe it." Qin Hai said very seriously, "I prefer to believe that your miners are rational and know the consequences of violent resistance to the law."
"Well, I'm standing here now, and I want to see how you close my mine." Xin Jinlong took a half step back, hugged his hands to his chest, and looked like he was watching the fun.
"Come on, let's go in and put the seal." Qin Hai waved to the three people behind him, and then led the way towards the mine. r1152