Vinacomin
Encyclopedia
Vinacomin is a Vietnam
ese mining company. The industrial conglomerate focuses on coal and mineral mining and has headquarters in Ha Long
, Quang Ninh Province
.
production, shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing, tourism, hotels, financing, services and power generation in thermal power plants, including the Cao Ngan thermal power station with China's Harbin being its main contractor and Na Duong thermal power station with Marubeni
being its main contractor.
Vinacomin currently has five open-pit mines with a capacity of more than 2 million tonnes including Cao Son, Deo Nai, Coc 6, Ha Tu and Nui Beo. It also has 15 other open-pit mines with a processing capacity of 100,000 tonnes to 1 million tonnes per year.
Vinacomin plans in cooperation with Marubeni and Linc Energy
of Australia to exploit bituminous coal
reserves in the Song Hong Delta using underground coal gasification
technology.
Vinacomin conducts mining operations
on one of the world's largest bauxite
deposits in the Tây Nguyên
region.
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese mining company. The industrial conglomerate focuses on coal and mineral mining and has headquarters in Ha Long
Ha Long
Hạ Long also known as Hong Gai, Hon Gai and Hongay, is the capital city of Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. The city mainly lies on Bai Tu Long Bay, which is part of the Hạ Long Bay. It is located at about 160 km northeast of Hanoi...
, Quang Ninh Province
Quang Ninh Province
Quảng Ninh is a large province located along the northeastern coast of Vietnam. The province is home to Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage Site. The provincial capital is Ha Long. Nearly 80 per cent of the province is mountainous with abundant land, forest water and mineral resources. Nearly 90 per...
.
History
Vinacomin was created by the merger of the Vietnam Coal Corporation (Vinacoal) and Vietnam Minerals Corporation. Vinacoal was established in 1995 through the merger of all Vietnam's coal exploitation and processing companies.Operations
Vinacomin operates within many different sectors such as coal exploitation, processing and selling, explosive and cementCement
In the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
production, shipbuilding, automobile manufacturing, tourism, hotels, financing, services and power generation in thermal power plants, including the Cao Ngan thermal power station with China's Harbin being its main contractor and Na Duong thermal power station with Marubeni
Marubeni
is a Japanese trading company, one of the largest general trading companies in Japan.-Offices:*Head Office - 4-2, Otemachi 1-chome, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan*Head Office -20-6, Shiba 5-chome, Minato, Tokyo, Japan...
being its main contractor.
Vinacomin currently has five open-pit mines with a capacity of more than 2 million tonnes including Cao Son, Deo Nai, Coc 6, Ha Tu and Nui Beo. It also has 15 other open-pit mines with a processing capacity of 100,000 tonnes to 1 million tonnes per year.
Vinacomin plans in cooperation with Marubeni and Linc Energy
Linc Energy
Linc Energy is an Australian energy company specialized on a coal-based synthetic fuel production. It is engaged in development and commercialization of proprietary underground coal gasification technology. Produced gas is used for production of synthetic fuel through gas-to-liquid technology, and...
of Australia to exploit bituminous coal
Bituminous coal
Bituminous coal or black coal is a relatively soft coal containing a tarlike substance called bitumen. It is of higher quality than lignite coal but of poorer quality than Anthracite...
reserves in the Song Hong Delta using underground coal gasification
Underground Coal Gasification
Underground coal gasification is an industrial process, which converts coal into product gas. UCG is an in-situ gasification process carried out in non-mined coal seams using injection of oxidants, and bringing the product gas to surface through production wells drilled from the surface. The...
technology.
Vinacomin conducts mining operations
Bauxite mining in Vietnam
According to the United States Geological Survey, Vietnam is estimated to hold the world's third-largest bauxite ore reserves, after Guinea and Australia. The majority of Vietnam's reserves are located in the Central Highlands and have only been minimally mined. Bauxite is typically strip mined...
on one of the world's largest bauxite
Bauxite
Bauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
deposits in the Tây Nguyên
Tây Nguyên
Tây Nguyên, translated as Western Highlands and sometimes also called Central Highlands, is one of the regions of Vietnam. It contains the provinces of Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Lâm Đồng....
region.