The mining right of a limestone mine for building stones was sold in Yongzhou, Hunan, at a starting price of 268 million yuan.

On June 16, the Department of Natural Resources of Hunan Province announced that the mining right of limestone mine for building stones in Henggushan Mining Area, Dongan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province would be sold for 16 years (the service life of the mine plus one year's capital construction period), with a starting price of 268 million yuan. The mining area of the

project is 0.8703 square kilometers, and the controlled resources of limestone for building stones are 77.082 million tons (28.762 million cubic meters).

Listing time: July 20, 2023-August 3, 2023 Starting and ending time of

application: June 16, 2023-July 17

, 2023 The bidder shall not have a record of failing to fulfill the obligations of mining development and protection (including the fulfillment of existing mines). Obligation of geological hazard control, obligation of ecological restoration, obligation of payment or deposit of relevant fees, etc.

According to the relevant regulations of Hunan Province, the bidder shall carry out planning, design, construction and operation management in strict accordance with the requirements of the green mine standards of Hunan Province, and complete the self-assessment report and declare the provincial green mine within three months from the date of formal operation for one year.

The mining right is affected by the national industrial policy or the adjustment of mineral resources planning, and is subject to requirements including but not limited to safety in production, prevention and control of geological disasters, environmental protection, and restrictions on specific mining methods and mineral processing methods.

According to the Digital Building Materials DataBM. Com, Dong'an County is located in the south of Hunan Province and is rich in mineral resources. There are more than 20 kinds of mineral resources preliminarily proved, including manganese, antimony, dolomite, limestone and marble, which are abundant in reserves, high in grade and easy to develop. Limestone covers an area of 1327.31 square kilometers, accounting for 60% of the county's land area. 30% of them are directly exposed on the surface.