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Laos: Viet Nam to open $450m Lao salt mine

2013/10/10

Construction of a joint US$450 million Viet Nam–Laos project to process salt in Khammouan Province in Laos will start next month, according to the Viet Nam Chemical Group (Vinachem).

The Vinachem-backed project, signed in February last year with the Lao Planning and Investment Ministry, is its initial in the field.

Vinachem will exploit salt across an area of 10sq.km for 20 years and as well build a factory to process 320,000 tonnes a year.

The Lao Government granted the group 196.5sq.km of land to survey for possible salt mines.

On completion, the project will be able to supply the Lao market, reducing salt imports and boosting economic development in Khammouan province.

According to the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), mining industry represents 80 % of foreign direct investment in Laos, accounts for 45 % of its total exports, and is responsible for 12 % of government revenues and 10 % of national gain.

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