Decision No. 159/2008/QD-TTg approving the Scheme on technology renewal and modernization in mining industry up to 2015 with a vision to 2025

Article 1.- To approve the Scheme on technology renewal and modernization in mining industry up to 2015 with a vision to 2025 with the following principal contents: I. VIEWPOINTS, OBJECTIVESAND CONTENTS OF TECHNOLOGY RENEWALAND MODERNIZA7ION 1. Viewpoints of technology renewal and modernization a/ Technology renewal and modernization must be based on the practical conditions of each mine, make full use of existing capacity to meet the req uirements of raising production efficiency, THE PRIME MINISTER and pay due attention to the integrated and thorough use of mineral resources. bl Priority will be given to selecting new equipment and technologies toward clean DECISION No. 159/200S/QD-TTg OF production to satisfy the criteria of high DECEMBER 4, 2008, APPROVING THE productivity, conservation of raw materials, fuel SCHEME ON TECHNOLOGY RENEWAL and energy, and eco-environmental safety and AND MODERNIZATION IN MINING friendliness. To attach importance to, and step up, INDUSTRY UP TO 2015 WITH A VISION the application ofc1eanerproduction solutions in T0202S order to raise production efficiency while minimizing environmental pollution. THE PRIME MINISTER cI To apply right from the beginning modern technologies of high mechanization and Pursuant to the December 25. 2001 Law on automation to new large-sized mines: to maximize Organization of the Government; mechanization at production stages and apply © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM OFFICJAl GAZETTE JSSLIe nos05-06/December 2008 (Cong Bao nos6#-S51JDecember 16, 2009) rational mining and processing systems in order business efficiency and competitiveness of to rrri nim i z c natural re SOUTce waste and cntcrpriscs and ensuring labor safety and environmental pollution for new medium- and environmental protection. small-sized mines. bl Specific objectives d/ For operating mines and sorting and - Open-pit mining technologies: To strive for processing factories, depending on their practical the target that production stages will be conditions, to improve and renew their mechanized up to the regional level by 2015 and technologies through gradually replacing old international level by 2025; information equipmenl with advanced one and rationally technology will be widely applied to production, renewing. technologies. To enhance the application business and natural resource management at big of information technology and improve mines. For medium- and small-sized mines, to managerial capacity, professional qualifications strive to mechanize mining to a reasonable extent and skiUg, 10 increase mechanization for reducing depending on the specific conditions ofeach mine, manual labor at production stages at small-sized rmmmize manual labor and attached Importance mines and. sorting workshops: to increase to environmental protection and full exuaction automation at mines and sorting factories. and use of natural resources. eI To associate the full promotion of internal - Underground mining technologies: To strive resources with international cooperation for to synchronousl y mechanize mining at mines with technology renewal and modernization. favorable conditions and mechanize mining to the utmost at mines with unfavorable conditions. To 2. Objectives of technology renewal and put an end to manual mining which fails to ensure modernization labor safety, wastes natural resources and aI General objectives deteriorates the environment. To strive to turn mining into an industry - Mineral sorting technologies: To apply world reaching the regional technological level by 2015 advanced technologies in large sorting factories; and international level by 2025. By 2015, to mechanize sorting to the utmost when Vietnam's mining industry will have conditions permit, proceeding to no longer employ professionally capable managers and technically manual laborers at medium- and small-sized skilled workers, ensure labor safety, satisfy sorting workshops; to increase the recovery of environmental standards for post-mining principal useful minerals and full extraction of environmental restoration, and be linked with deep accompanied useful minerals for the integrated processing to create high added value, and highly and economical use of natural resources and mechanized and automated production reduction ofwaste ofnatural resources in tailings; technologies. Science and technology will play to restrict the use of hazardous and polluting an Important role m teisuig productIOn and collectors. © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 05-06lDecember 2008 0 FFIe IAL GAlETT E 21 (C6ng Ba.o nO(; 6116511Dooombor 16, 2(08) - Oil and gas extraction and processing To apply new technologies for raising blasting technologies: To strive to reach the world efficiency: To quickly identify characteristics of advanced technological level in order to rationally, mine rock blocks and automatically design drilling efficiently and economically extract and use and blasting guidelines, blasting technologies domestic oil and gas resources; to activcl y expand applicable at submerged boreholes or large mining overseas oil and gas activities and soon put into benches, vibration-reducing blasting technologies; operation newly discovered oil and gas fields. to replace old rotary drilling equipment (of the former Soviet Union) with hydrauljc rotary - To further develop scientific and percussive drilling equipment. technological potential for reaching the regional advanced level by 2015 and international level To replace blasting technologies for breaking by 2025. To build the mining industry's staff and oversized reeks wi th techuologles using ~drdulic workers who are both qualitatively and hammers in order to minimize environmental quantitatively strong to administer the industry's pollution. activities for achieving the set objectives. • bxcavaUon and transportation: To get rid of manual mining and excavation 3. Contents of renewal and modernization of technologies and replace trolley tramcars with the mining industry automobiles of a tonnage suitable to mines' al Renewal and modernization of conditions. technological processes and equipment To step by step replace old electric shovels and - Up to 2015 cable-pulled bucket-handle shovels with hydraulic + Open-pit mining shovels (shovels with front or rear loader buckets) with an appropriate capacity of bucket, flexible • Spread mineral mmlng: To replace shoveling orbit and high selectivity. technologies of mining by shovels and transportation by automobiles in places with To apply systems of endless conveyance by appropriate conditions with hydraulic mining in conveyor belts, pipelines, autornebiles in combination with shovels and transportation by combination with conveyor belts or auklmobiles sand pumps. in combination with hoists at mines with appropriate condi tions. • Drill i llg -blastiug-soil/: ock loosening: • Excavation and pit wall stabilization: To apply advanced soil/rock-breaking technologies such as soil/rock loosening machines To apply mining technologies with high or heavy-duty shovels with bucket teeth for working beaches together W ill! using heavy-duty shoveling soil and rock at mines with appropriate equipment in order to increase labor productivity conditions in order to minimize blasting and and mining output and reduce product costs. environmental polluuon, To apply mining tecnnotogies WIth high stope © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 22 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 05-06lDecember 2008 (Cc'Jng eeo nos 644-00IIOewmlJt:r 16, 2(08) of working walls in mine areas with appropriate technologies for road-headingprocesses in areas conditions. wnncompncared geologicalconditions. To apply appropriate solutionsfor increasing • Toautomate air ventilation, mine gas control, the stabilityof pit walls (using appropriateshapes transportation and loading/unloading, water of pit walls, de-pressurization drilling, smooth- drainage, electricity supply,etc. wall blasting using small boreholes, rock block • Technologies of coal longwall mining: To reinforcement by anchoring methods, etc.). mechanizecoal stopingwithstopingroadheaders, • To step by step replace and discardobsolete coal planersin association with hydraulicsupports equipment and technologies; to invest in heavy- (hydraulicsinglepropsand hydraulicstands),and duty equipnent at large-scale open-pit mines. self-propelled support rigs at headings. • TO apply rational waste-discarding • To develop stoping mechanization technologies in areas wherethereare underground technologiesin shortwall faces, use self-propelled minerals to be extracted. support rigs with coal roof-support structure, + Underground mining blasting in long boreholes and roadheading machines according to flat- and horizontal- • To improve and apply roadheading inclined layering technological plans applicable technologies by drilling and blasting methods to steep and thick seams. through investing in synchronous drilling, excavation and transportation equipment, using • To replace obsolete and low-efficiency rational blasting guidelines and organizing equipment at drilling, road-heading, excavation scientific working activities in order to speed up and transportation stageswithadvanced and more roadheading and developpitproppingby anchors, efficientequipment. shotcrete or anchors in combinatton with • To apply underground coal gasification shotcrere; toincreasethe useofbydraulicsupports, technologies for mining coal in the Red River mechanize and synchronize roadheading chains basin. with lIlt: appli(';dtion of drilling and blasting + Screeningand sortmg technologies methods with drilling, excavation and • To renovate and improve technologies and transportationequipment. add equipment to existing sorting chains through • 'Io developtechnologiesot pit propping WIth using high-performance, energy-efficient and reinforced anchors under differentgeo- technical easy-to-adjust equipment (new-generation conditions; to develop the application of magneticsorters usingrareearth magnet, buddies, technologies of rock-pit propping with anchors, multi-direction magneticand gravitysorters,etc.); anchorsincombination with shotereteor shotcrete to use computers for monitoring and adjusting at rock headings. production processes. • To apply mine rock-block reinforcement • To renew and widely apply measurement, © VIETNAM L.AW & L.EGAL FORUM Issue nos 05-06/December 2008 0 FFielAL GAZETTE 23 (ctmg Bao norB44-SS1/De.c~mOOr 1B, 2008) controllingand automation equipment in sorting • To improve loosening and desilting factories in order to improve and stabilize econo- technologies for raising the rate of recovery of technical nonns: equipment for identifying the useful minerals and reducing losses of natural weight of input ores; equipment for identifying resources in sortingclay-containing mineral sand the concentration of mud at the stages of flotation, orcs, such as tin, chromite, etc. condensation tanks; automatic samplingdevices; + Oil and gas extraction and processing automatic eq uipment for measuring and supplying • To select appropri ate drillingand extraction roll ectors: t''111 ipment for chemical analysis; and technologies,paying attentionto technologiesof equipmentfor measuring the humidityof refined drilling small well bodies, lateral drilling and ores. drilling under balanced pressure. To apply and • To furnish new, add or replace high-pressure develop mining technologiesunder complicated filter, devolvedvortexand watervortex equipment geological condilions suchas cracked foundations. in sortingfactories in order to raise the efficiency high pressure and temperature, CO2-containing of systems for treating water mud and sorting fine mines; to apply shaft and pithead technologies, particles,improve the use of re-cycled water and suitable to Vietnamese paraffin-containing oil, environmental treatment at sortingfactories. CO 2-containing gas, etc., secondary and three- • Todevelop low-qualitycoal and ore sorting level extraction technologies for increasing oil technologies and technologies using sorting recovery and maintaining well output. factories' wastes far producing construction • Collection, transportation, storage,disposal, materialsand thoroughlyusing naturalresources. use, processing and distribution of oil and gas • Torenew and use at flotationfactories new- products: To attach importance to crude oil generation flotation collectors which are highly processing, pcrro-chemistry, gas trearmenr and active, selective and less polluting. use,and wastetreatment technologies, preventing incidents, ensuring safety and protecting the • To research and select appropriate technologies and collectors for sorting apatiteha.se environment. ores (of grades II and IV) in order to make full - After 2015 use of natural resources. + To expand the application of technologies • To renovate and improve sorting for raising the blasting efficiency and smooth wall technological processes for increasing the actual blastingtechnologiesin order to protectpit walls. rate of recovery of principal useful minerals and + To develop technologies of soil and rock the efficiency of sorting fine particles, the reco very 1I1l::<1k.i IIg and stoping by mechanical methods; of accompanied useful elements, and the reduce the drillingand blastingvolume(combine integrated and economical use of natural milling-CUlling machines, crawler hoeing resources, machines with Irout h::veling GldUC:::' dliU leal © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 24 OF FIC IAL GAZETTE Issue nos OS-06JDecember 2008 (Gong Bao nos 644-651tVecember 16.2(08) hoeing parts, hydraulic rams for direct!y breaking resources. soil and fOC k, etc.). T To develop microbiological technologies for + To apply deep extraction technologies and treating more efficiently hard-to-sort ores, and extraction technologies with high slope ofworking mixing-separation technologies in order to reduce walls at mines with appropriate conditions. production costs, procc:>s base orcs and thoroughly + To develop technologies for synchronously and economically use natural resources. mechanizing the extraction chain through using + To select and develop rational technologies roadheaders and conduct drilling and blasting for mining coal in the northern delta region with operations with modern drilling-excavation- complicated mining-geological conditions. transportaion equipment. + To develop computerization and automation + To widely apply systems of endless in prospecting, extraction, collection, conveyance by conveyor belts, automobiles in transportation, processing, distribution and use of combination with conveyor belts or automobiles oil and gas products. in combination with hoists at open-pit mines. bl Renewing, and raising the effectiveness of, + To Ute heavy-duty and modem equipment; production and business management and to replace. cyclically operated equipment with administration continuously operated equipment, such as - Up to 20\5 multiple-bucket shovels, conveyor belts, and + To build and update database management continuous rock excavation equipment at mines systems for natural resource management and with apprepriate conditions. rational mining planning. + To develop discharge and water drainage + To promote the application of information technologies for deep extraction; to rationally technology achievements and the Geographical discharge waste in areas where there are minerals Information System (GIS) to production and to be extracted, business management and administration and T To .~.It:l,;t aIJIJIUIJliate technologies and natural resource management. collectors for sorting apatite base ores (of grades + To improve and renovate organization and II and IV) in order to make full use of natural production management and administration modes toward streamlining, effectiveness, fewer + To maintain renovating and improving management levels and increased autonomy and existing sorting technological processes for accountability of units. increasing the actual rate of recovery at pnncipat useful minerals, especially those of fine particles, + To apply the quality management system according to ISO 9000. full recovery of accompanied useful elements, integrated and economical use of natural + All state mining companies will switch to . © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos 05-06IDecember 2008 OF Fie IAL GAZETTE 25 (Gong BaD nos 644-1.i.'i11Der.lJmher 16,2(08) operate under the Enterprise Law, Enterprises in independent scientific and technological organiza- which thI;' SIMI" needs not to hold 100% of their tions and research and development sections in capital should be transformed into joint-stock business groups, corporations and companies, companies to attract investor capital and apply + To increase investment in scientific and appropriate management mode Is. techuological activities through SlaLC-, ministerial- + To renew and [annulate policies, regulatory , and business group/corporation-level key documents and mechanisms equally applicable scientific and technological programs. to J IIi Iii Ilg euterpi ises tow ill 1.1:. I noderuization. + To mtensrry activities of researching, + To provide training for improving skills of receiving and mastering new technologies; to workers and technicians so that they can receive, research and develop schemes to renew and grasp and master modem technologies, meeting improve existing technologies, the industry's demands, + To increase links between researchhistitutes, -After 2015 universities and production enterprises in proposing, developing and applying research + To keep updating database management outcomes to production, systems for natural resource management and rational mining planning, + To utilize to the utmost domestic resources on the basis of intensifying cooperation with + To further apply information technology organizations and scientists in the areas of training, achievements and the GIS to production and research, information exchange, application and business management and administration and transfer of new technologies. natural resource management. + To actively attract foreign investment and + To organize training and retraining for international cooperation in the areas of training, managerial :>tafr and laborer.'>'. research, information exchange, application and c/ Renewal of scientific and technological transfer of new technologies for mineraIextraction activities and processing, - Up to 2015 - After 2015 + To increase material foundations, research + To maintain and efficiently use scientific and equipment and laboratories for the mining technological funds of business groups, industry's science and technology institutions and corporations and companies. consultancy organizations to carry out research, + To further raise the capacity of scientific and designing, technology development and technological organizations and research ami manufacture of new products. deve Iopment sections in business groups, + To maintain and efficiently use scientific and corporations and companies, technological funds; to raise the capacity of + To maintain links between research © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 26 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos 05-06IDecember 2008 (C6ng Bao IlDS 644-851/December 16, 'OOR) institutes,universitiesand enterprises in scientifie -Toenhanceenvironmentalstarusobservation and technological uctivities for the mining and reporting. industry development. + To research and manufacturetechnological II. SOLUTIONS, ORGANIZATION OF equipment fOT mining opet arious, ~UL:1J as IMPLEMENTATION hydraulic supports, self-propelled support rigs, longwall mining scrapers, conveyor equipment 1. Solutions and shovess, lO substiuue imported ones. aJ Group of solutions concerning investment +Tofurtherintensify international cooperation in advanced equipment and technologies in the arees of training, research, information - To formulate and implement programs and exchange, application and transfer of new plans toreplace, upgradeandrenew technologies technologies, especially in the research of and equipment in business groups, corporations technologies for mining and processing coal in and companiesengaged inmineralextractionand the northern delta region, coal gasitication and processing. liquefaction, recoveryand integrated useof natural resources. - To encourage and support enterprises, organizations and individuals of all economic dI Promotion of environmentalprotection sectors to transfer and apply technologies for -To enhance environmental management and technology renewal and modernization. protection at mineral extraction and processing hi Groupof solutionstopromotescientific and establishments. technological research,international cooperation - To encourage and step up the application of and human resource training activities clean and environmentallyfriendly technologies - To raise the capacity and role of enterprises' and cleaner production solutions to mineral technology management sections in planning extractionand processing. consultancy, and technology application and - To encourage enterprises to apply the renewal. environmentalmanagementsystem according to - To raise the research and development ISO 14000. capaci ty of scientific and technological - To successfully implement the program on organizations, and create flexible mechanismsfor environmental restoration in mining areas under technology transferactivities, the nationalenvironmentalprotectionstrategyup To strengthen links between research to 2010 with a vision toward 2020. institutes, universities, financial institutions and - To intensifytrainingactivities to raise public enterprises, with the Slate's coordination and awareness about environmental protection. support of enterprises' technology renewal © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM Issue nos05-D6JDecember 2008 0 FFIe IAL GA2ETTE 21 (Gong Baa no.s 644-i51!December 16, 2008) activities. activities. ~ To formulate and implement scientific and - To consolidate and enhance the capacity of technological programs specialized in mineral mineral state management bodies and extraction and processing for technology renewal inspectorates from the central to local level; to and modernization. strictly manage licensing of the mining at local ~ To intensify international cooperation to small mines. attract external resources and science and - To review, amend, supplement or promulgate technology from foreign countries. mechanisms and policies to encourage andsupport - To provide training for improving enterprises to invest in technology renewal, managerial, scientific and technological - To formulate criteria and norms for the qualifications and job skills for managers and appraisal of technology renewal and laborers in enterprises. modernization (regarding consumption of fuel, ~ To form and develop a science and energy, supplies and raw materials) and technology market in mineral extraction and mechanisms for the inspection, assessment and processing; to improve the legal system necessary supervision of the campi iance with those criteria for the operation of the technology market. and norms. c/ Group of solutions concerning mechanisms, 2. Funds for the Scheme implementation policies and state management aI Funds for the Scheme implementation will come from the state budget and other sources of - To formulate. mechanisms and policies to capital (own capital of enterprises, loans ofcredit support and encourage enterprises to raise their institutions and international financial supports). research and development and technology management capacity; to efficiently use scientific Funds for the implementation of state management-related activities, such as review and and technological development funds for finalization of documents on state management; technology research. development and raising of scientific and technological research application. capacity; formulation ofmechanisms and policies - To formulate mechanisms and policies to to promote and support technology transfer and improve the coordination and combination of renewal; training and public information for programs on renewal and modernization of the awareness raising and capacity building; mining industry with programs and projects on formulation of criteria and norms for the manufacture of industrial equipment. assessment of the extent of technology renewal ~ To review, supplement and amend, and and modernization, and inspection and conduct propaganda for raising public awareness supervision of the compliance with those criteria about, legal documents on management of mineral and norms, will be allocated tram the state budget © VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 28 Issue nos ~61December 2008 (Gong Baa nos 644-6511Dcccmber 16, 2008) under annual plans and programs of ministries, technology renewal and modernization branches and localities. (regarding consumption of fuel, energy, supplies Funds for the implementation of specific and raw materials); reviewing, amending, programs and schemes On technologyrenewal and inspecting and supervising the compliance with, modemizatlon at enterprises will come from operation norma, processes and regulations in enterprises' own capital, loans, foreign financial mineral extraction and processing activities supports, and state budget supports for technology under their management. invesrmenr and renewal. cl Enterprises, first of all state groups and bl Annually, the Ministry of Science and corporations engaged in mineral extraction and Technology, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry processing, shall formulate and implement their of Planning and Investment and provincial-level roadmaps for technology renewal and People's Committees shall allocate budget funds modernization up to 2015 and orientations to 2025 for the performance of the Scheme's tasks. in compliance with the Scheme's contents. dI Scientific and technological organizations 3. Organization of implementation operating in the area of mineral extraction and aI The 'Miriiatry of Industry and Trude, the processing shall take the initiative in Ministry of Construction and provincial-level formulating projects on intensive investment Industry and Trade Services shall guide, direct, and research capacity building; closely link their in spect and supervise the implementation of the scientific and technol ogicul activities with Scheme on renewal and modernization of enterprises' actual demands in the formulation mining technologies up to 2015 with a vision and implementation of programs and schemes to 2025 in their ministries and localities. on research and development, corisultuncy, Annually, [he Ministry of Industry and Trade designing and equipment manufacture to assist shall report on the Scheme implementation to enterprises in implementing their mineral the Prime Minister. extraction and processing investment plans and programs on technology renewal and bl The Ministry of Science and Technology modernization, master of imported shall assume the prime responsibility for, and tf'rhnologies. coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Construction in, el The Ministry of Natural Resources and formulating and implementing scientific and Environment shall assume the prime technological programs specialized in mineral responsibility for,and coordinate with concerned extraction and processing for technology ministries and branches in, reviewing according renewal and modernization; promulgating to their powers, or submitting to the Government criteria and norms tor the appraisal ot for promulgation or amendment legal documents @ VIETNAllLAW & lEGAL FORUM Issue nos 05-061December 2008 ,~, rr :, '(.l ':' t; Z~: ;'1 ;- 29 (Cully Briu "U:i 644-OO1lD~1fI1Jt:r 16,2008) on management of mineral activities; Appendix consottdattng and raising [he capacity of mineral STATE BUDGET-FUNDED PROJECTS state management bodies and inspectorates at the FOR THE SCHEME IMPLEMENTATION central level. (To the Prime Minister's Decision No. 159/ £1 Provincial-level People's Conunittees shall 2008lQD-TTg ofDecember 4, 2(08) direct provincial-level Natural Resources and Project 1: Key scientific and technological Environment Services and Industry and Trade program on mineral extraction and processing Services in consolidating and enhancing the technologies capacity of mineral state management sections and - Responsible agency: Ministry oflndustry and inspectorates in their localities; and strictly Trade. manage the licensing of mining at local small- - Coordinating agencies: Ministry of Science sized mines. and Technology, Ministry of Construction and g/ The Ministry of Finance shall assume the concerned ministries and brunches. prime responsibility for, and coordinate with the - Implementation duration: 2008-2012. Ministry of Science andTechnology, the Ministry Project 2: Intensive investment and raising of Industry and Trade and [he Ministry of the research capacity of scientific and Construction in, elaborating and submitting to the technological organizations operating in the Government for promulgation appropriate mineral extraction and processing industry mechanisms and policies to support and encourage - Responsible agency: Ministry of Industry and enterprises to research, invest in technology Trade. renewal, receive advanced technologies - Coordinating agencies: Ministry of uan s rerrell and de velop the science and Construction, Ministry of Science and Teehnology technol~gy market. and concerned business groups, corporations and research institutes.

Article 2.- This Decision takes effect 15 days - Implementation duration: 200&-20 12. after its publication in "CONG BAO." Project 3: Training human resources for sustainable development of the mining.industry

Article 3.- Ministers, heads of ministerial-level - Responsible agency: Ministry of Industry and agencies, heads ofgovernment-attached agencies Trade. and presidents of provincial-level People's - Coordinating agencies: Ministry ofEducation Committees shall implement this Decision. :mrl Tr'1ining, Ministry of Construction, business groups, corporations, and training schools Prime Minister specialized in mineral extraction and processing. NGUYEN TANDUNG - Implementation duration: 2008-2012. II) VIETNAM LAW & LEGAL FORUM 30 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue nos O5-06JDecember 2008 (Gong Bao nos 644·651IDecember 16, 2008) Project 4: Formulation and promulgation of and policies to support and promote research, criteriaandnorms for theassessment of theextent investment in technology renewal, receipt of of technology renewal and modernization advancedtechnologies transferred, and settingup (regarding consumption of fuel, energy, supplies of scientificand technological development funds and raw materials); review, amendment, and - Responsible agency:Ministry of Finance. inspection andsupervision ofthecompliance with, - Coordinating agencies: Ministry of Science operation norms, processes and regulations in andTechnology, Ministryof Industry and Trade, mineralextraction and processing Ministry ofConstruction andconcerned ministries - Responsible agency:Ministry of Science and and branches. 'Iechnology. - Implementation duration: 2008-2010.- - Coordinatingagencies:Ministryof Industry and Trade, Ministry of Construction and concernedministries and branches. - Implementation duration: 2008-20l2. Project 5: Review, amendment and elaboratios of legal documents on management of mineralactivities - Responsible agency: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. - Coerdinatingagencies: Ministryof Industry and Trade, Ministry of Construction, Vietnam Geology andMineralDepartment, andprovincial- level Natural Resources and Environment Servicesand Industry and Trade Services. - Implementationduration: 2(Xl8-2010. Projed; 6: Raising thecapacity ofmineral state managementbodies at all levels - Responsible agency: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. - Coordinating agencies: Vietnam Geology and MineralDepartmentand provincial-level Natural Resources andEnvironment Services andIndustry and Trade Services. - Implementation duration: 2008-2010. Project 7: Review, amendment and elaboration of legal documents on mechanisms e VIETNAM LAW & L[GAL rORUM