VietNamNet Bridge – Environmental protection fees paid to the Government by miners is supposed to be used by local authorities to offset environmental damage through revegetation and landscaping.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In Nam Giang District in the central province of Quang Nam, many gold mining sites are located only several hundreds of meters or kilometers away from the local authorities’ headquarters, forest-ranger stations and border posts.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – The management of mineral exploitation in Viet Nam has led to a situation where the miners are said to get the best part of the deal.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While digging into the mountain near the An Diem 2 reservoir in Quang Nam province to mine gold, the pit suddenly collapsed, burying four people.