Recently, the Ministry of Natural Resources released the first batch of 15 typical cases of ecological restoration of production mines, and the case of ecological restoration of cement limestone mine in copper mine of Chongqing Dongfang Hope Chongqing Cement Co., Ltd. was successfully selected, which marked the positive results of ecological restoration and green mine construction in Chongqing.
Mine ecological restoration is an important part of land and space ecological restoration, is the meaning of building green mines, and plays an important role in promoting the green transformation and high-quality development of mining industry.
Dongfang Hope Copper Mine is located in the hinterland of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, 6 kilometers away from the Yangtze River in a straight line. In recent years, under the guidance and support of the planning and natural resources departments at the municipal and county levels, the company has overcome the challenges brought by open-pit mining operations to the original ecological environment, actively implemented the production mode of "mining while restoring", innovated the mode of "coexistence of stone and electricity" and "simultaneous recovery", and adopted the open-pit stepped layered mining technology. The land circulation system of "first covering and then mining" and the water circulation system of "interception, storage and irrigation" have been constructed, and 50 hectares of damaged mines have been restored accumulatively, which has achieved 100% ecological restoration in the region, reduced carbon by 3.07 million tons annually, achieved remarkable ecological, social and economic benefits, and successively won the honors of "national green mine" and "national green factory".
In recent years, the concept of "two mountains" has been deeply practiced in the field of mine production in Chongqing, and the supervision and management of ecological restoration of production mines have been continuously standardized. At present, the whole process system of "mining while restoring" has been established, and the design and construction of ecological restoration of mines have been introduced. Effectively guide mining enterprises to fulfill their ecological restoration obligations and promote the development of green mining industry.
