HAJJAH December 23. 2023 (Saba) - The geology and mineral resources sector in Hajjah Governorate witnessed a qualitative leap in performance development during the past year 1444 AH.
During the past year 1444, the branch of the Geological Survey and Mineral Resources Authority in the governorate focused on controlling illegal mining operations to limit the depletion of wealth.
He worked to intensify efforts to achieve optimal exploitation of mineral resources for the benefit of society, the state and the investment side in this sector.
These steps coincided with the preparation and implementation of a precise mechanism for artisanal mining, organizing citizens who work in artisanal mining in mines, and preparing to grant them cards to practice the mining profession according to the authority’s plan.
The branch implemented many activities and studies aimed at creating various financial sources through an economic base that contributes to the development process and translates the desired goals according to the plans and programs drawn up.
The branch’s management paid attention to strengthening control over crushers and quarries and collecting state fees to protect them from tampering and misexploitation, in addition to organizing the collection of land transportation fees from means of transportation of loads transporting mineral resources through the single window and opening the door to investment in the quarry sector.
A report issued by the authority’s branch, received by (Saba), explained that the branch’s administration in the governorate worked in coordination with the leadership of the local authority to take measures aimed at addressing the random phenomenon of mining and stopping acts of tampering and waste of wealth.
The report stated that the campaigns that were implemented during the past year to control illegal mining operations resulted in the Authority following up with the relevant authorities to control and close 66 factories in Aflah Al-Sham district, 11 in Bani Qais and 9 factories and two mills in Abs district.
According to the report, 23 factories were seized in Kushar, 46 in Kaaidna, 4 in Qafl Shammar, two factories in Kahlan al-Sharaf, a factory and a mill in the governorate center, and a factory in the Bani al-Awwam District.
The report stated that all violations were referred to judicial authorities to take legal action against them in accordance with what is stipulated in the regulations and laws in this regard.
It explained that the branch carried out 40 geological studies, including 30 studies on the necessary service works for the community in the governorate, in coordination with the governorate’s leadership and the authorities.
The aforementioned studies were implemented in the districts of Sharas, Aflah al-Yemen, Qara, Mustaba, Aflah al-Sham, the governorate center, Bani Qais, al-Mahabasha, Qafl Shammar, and al-Jumaimah to aim of studying subsurface water.
Based on the state’s and government’s intention to search for alternatives that enhance the performance of vital sectors, including the mineral resources sector, the Authority continues its work in preparing and submitting the necessary studies for raw materials of all kinds and working to transform these studies into investment projects.
According to the report, a geo-environmental study was carried out to assess the risks of torrents and floods in Haradh District, and 5 studies included a study of mountain slide accidents in Madikha in Al-Shahil and a study of the risks of the rock.
The report added that a geo-engineering study was carried out on the nature of the soil and rock composition in Jabal Al-Hasawi in the center of the governorate.
It explained that the branch, in coordination with the Authority’s presidency and the governorate’s leadership, worked to strengthen daily oversight of the crusher quarries operating in the governorate to protect them from tampering and misexploitation.
It stated that the productivity of quarry crushers amounted to 256,897 cubic meters, 56,791 cubic meters of helsen, 3,903 cubic meters of limestone, and approximately 984 cubic meters of granite, in addition to 11,653 cubic meters of gneiss quarries.
While the Director General of the branch in the governorate, Muhammad Al-Qadmi, explained that work is progressing at a high pace to advance the status of mineral resources and exploit them.
He pointed out that the plans and programs of the Survey Authority regarding the existence and organization of the artisanal mining mechanism included issuing the artisanal mining mechanism for workers in the governorate.
He said that the launch of this mechanism in the directorates of Aidna, Bani Qais, Aflah al-Sham and Kashar aims to preserve mineral resources from tampering and waste and organize metal craftsmen.
Al-Qadmi reported that 88 beneficiaries were granted cards to practice the mining profession in Kaaidna and Bani Qais, and 4 private complexes were established to process the supplied ores.
The Director of the Authority’s branch touched on several difficulties that are being faced, namely the failure to refer to the Authority by some parties regarding matters related to the Authority, and the failure to implement the rulings issued.
He stressed the need to intensify efforts and cooperate with the concerned authorities and local security agencies to implement the artisanal mining mechanism and tighten procedures against violators who work to exploit minerals illegally and without licenses.
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resource : SABA
