Inner Mongolia Announces Four Cases of Illegal Mining

the 17th, the Public Security Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the Department of Natural Resources jointly held a press conference to release four typical cases of destruction of natural resources. In July

2022, the Natural Resources Bureau of Shangdu County transferred the clues of the illegal mining case of an industrial and trade limited company in Shangdu County

, Wulanchabu City. After receiving the case, the case handling unit quickly organized a visit and investigation. Without obtaining a mining license, the Industrial and Trade Co., Ltd. mined more than 110000 tons of iron ore in Heimaowan Village, Xijingzi Town, and illegally mined mineral products worth more than 429 million yuan. On June 20, 2023, the case was transferred to the court for examination and prosecution. In April

2023, the public security organs and natural resources departments of Hainan District of Wuhai City jointly cracked the illegal mining case of four people, including Zhi Mou. In June 2022, Zhimou organized many people to steal coal resources and sell them illegally for profit after stripping the soil layer near Zhonghai Guoneng Gas Station at the intersection of Hainan Low Carbon Industrial Park, totaling more than 3000 tons of coal, with an illegal profit of more than 3.5 million yuan. At present, the People's Court of Hainan District of Wuhai City has sentenced Zhimou and others to fixed-term imprisonment according to law. In September

2022, according to reports from the masses, the public security organs of Tongliao Development Zone successfully cracked the illegal sand mining case of a chemical products limited company. In early 2022, the company stole sand and gravel resources in the name of hazardous waste disposal in its company yard without obtaining a mining license and hazardous waste disposal qualification. After appraisal, the total area of the company's illegal mining land is 48.6 mu, the total volume of illegal mining is 164000 cubic meters, and the value involved is more than 3 million yuan. At present, the criminal suspect of the case has been transferred to prosecution. In March

2023, in the process of handling other cases, the public security organs of Baotou City found that there were illegal wells near the Fertile Trench Slaughterhouse in Baotou Rare Earth High-tech Zone. After investigation, criminal suspect Wang Mou, without any approval, dug deep wells to get water and collected water fees from pork farmers who needed cleaning. From June 2021 to the time of the incident, more than 1.33 million yuan of water charges were collected. At present, the criminal suspect of the case has been transferred to prosecution.