Recently, the author learned from the Quanzhou County People's Government of Guilin City that the county will include the special rectification action to combat illegal mining in the annual performance responsibility target evaluation of the county's township (town) governments and the administrative departments of the county people's government in 2023, and strengthen accountability in accordance with the law if the work is not in place and there are dereliction of duty and dereliction of duty. Ensure that all work is in place.
According to the notice, the people's government of Quanzhou County has launched a special campaign to crack down on illegal mining throughout the county, completely banning the closure of unlicensed illegal mining, as well as the mines (points, wells and caves) with incomplete licenses, which are resurgent after closure and still do not meet the requirements of safety and environmental protection after rectification, so as to achieve a 100% closure rate.
Quanzhou County requires that all departments strengthen the supervision of mining production activities before, during and after the event, earnestly implement the responsibility of inspection and suppression, investigation and punishment of letters, appraisal and transfer, ban and close down, and establish and improve a long-term mechanism to crack down on illegal mining activities. The key inspection areas and general inspection areas shall be determined according to the distribution and characteristics of illegal mining sites; each township (district) shall be responsible for establishing the inspection system, organizing the inspection work, and timely discovering and effectively stopping illegal mining activities.
Quanzhou County has made it clear that all relevant departments should strengthen daily supervision, perform their duties and realize information sharing; We should adhere to the concept of "people first, life first, safety first", resolutely rectify the safety problems caused by illegal operations, resolutely rectify the ecological problems caused by indiscriminate mining, resolutely rectify the destruction of market order caused by illegal mining, and earnestly safeguard the overall social situation of harmony and stability. Highlight the key points, conduct in-depth investigation, classify disposal, open the way and strictly supervise. In case of discovery of unlicensed and unlicensed, cross-border, illegal transfer and subcontracting of mining, illegal occupation of forest land and other acts, it shall be promptly investigated and dealt with according to law or notified by letter to the relevant functional departments for investigation and punishment; in case of suspected crimes, it shall be promptly transferred to the judicial organs for investigation of criminal responsibility according to law. For mining sites ordered to be closed, work duties and closure procedures should be strictly fulfilled, and various measures such as lifting (note) licenses, dismantling equipment and facilities, blowing up shafts and filling mining pits should be conscientiously implemented to ensure that the closure is in place.
In addition, Quanzhou County also calls for strengthening information management, paying close attention to implementation, making full use of satellite film law enforcement and combating illegal mining management information system, and comprehensively implementing the whole process of information supervision, such as inspection, suppression and on-site verification. To shoulder the responsibility of work, we should strengthen organizational leadership, public opinion guidance, long-term governance, supervision and accountability. The whole county must be confident, determined and United, and make every effort to promote the development and protection of mineral resources on the track of standardization and legalization, so as to contribute to the construction of a "livable, professional and tourist" beautiful prefecture.
It is understood that Quanzhou County has installed 148 video surveillance probes in key mining areas, sand mining river sections and other areas and transportation entrances and exits throughout the county, combined with "Skynet" and "Snow Bright Project" to achieve 24-hour uninterrupted monitoring of important points; 166 illegal mining sites have been banned and destroyed; 43 "three noes" sand mining and sand transport vessels have been dismantled; Twenty-three forklifts, excavators and trucks were impounded; five illegal mining gangs were smashed, 45 illegal criminal suspect were arrested, eight criminal cases were filed, more than 860,000 yuan of illegal gains were confiscated, 22 accounts involved in the case were frozen, more than 3.4 million yuan of illegal gains were frozen, and 450,000 yuan of illegal gains were recovered. In addition, we should give full play to the role of social supervision and form a high-pressure situation for the whole society to crack down on illegal mining, so that offenders have nowhere to hide. After renovation, the phenomenon of illegal mining in Quanzhou County has been curbed, the order of mineral resources development and utilization has improved significantly, ensuring that the green mountains and rivers in Quanzhou are always there, the ecological security barrier is stable, and the ecological environment has been continuously improved, and has achieved phased results.