Decision 866/QD-TTg approving the Planning for exploration, exploitation, processing and use of minerals for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

This Vietnamese Prime Minister’s Decision No. 866/QD-TTg approves the national planning for exploration, extraction, processing, and use of minerals for 2021–2030, with a vision to 2050. Its purpose is to ensure the sustainable, efficient, and environmentally responsible development of Vietnam’s mineral resources, excluding petroleum, coal, peat, radioactive ores, and construction materials. The plan aligns with national socio-economic goals, green growth, and international commitments. It sets out key goals: strict mineral management, promotion of advanced technologies, phasing out small inefficient mines, and prioritizing strategic minerals like bauxite, titanium, rare earths, chromite, nickel, and gold. It also aims to establish large-scale, modern mineral industry clusters and ensure environmental protection and circular economy integration.
The plan includes detailed targets for mineral exploration, extraction, and processing across 33 mineral types, with specific production volumes and investment needs. It outlines land use, infrastructure, environmental safeguards, and science and technology strategies. The plan allocates approximately 190,000 hectares for mineral activities by 2030 and 305,000 hectares by 2050, ensuring alignment with national land use planning. Environmental safeguards include mandatory post-mining restoration, pollution control, integration of green infrastructure, and proactively adapting to climate change, ensuring the safety of landfills, minimizing rock fall hazards, and preventing the risk of flooding, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting the impact of climate change. Science and technology strategies emphasize innovation, digital transformation, and international cooperation to modernize mineral exploration, extraction, and processing. Implementation responsibilities are assigned to ministries and local governments, with mechanisms for coordination, legal reform, investment mobilization, and human resource development.