No one has noticed that behind the inexpensive production method of "pool leaching" is an immeasurable environmental loss.

The first loss is the destruction of vegetation during the mining process. Ion-adsorption rare earth minerals are all open-pit mined, and the vegetation on the mountains must be cleared before mining. After the mineral sand is mined, the exposed topsoil lacks humus, and it is difficult to restore vegetation in the short term, thus forming one barren mountain bag after another like "leprosy head".

The second loss is the pollution of land resources and the environment. The mineral sand is precipitated into rare earth compounds through the pool leaching process, and the remaining residue is called tailings. It has been calculated that for every 1 ton of rare earth oxides produced, 2,000 tons of tailings need to be produced, occupying 1 acre of land. Because the tailings contain a large number of heavy metal compounds, and may even contain radioactive elements such as thorium and uranium, it is very strict about the pollution of the local environment.

In addition, the pool leaching process is too extensive for the extraction of rare earth elements, under normal circumstances, the rare earth elements that can be extracted by this process only account for about two to three percent of the rare earth resources in the ores, and the remaining elements cannot be extracted, forming a huge waste of resources.

In order to reduce transportation costs, miners often set up extraction ponds on the mountainside of rare earth mines, leaving the extracted tailings aside. Many unmined rare earth resources cannot be recovered because they are covered by tailings, which is also a waste of resources.

Xin Jinlong does not care about all these problems. In his opinion, there are enough mountains in Xujiawan, and the rare earth raw materials on each mountain are also very rich, which can at least allow him to make money for another 20 years. As for what to do after the mines on the mountain are finished, this is not a question he needs to think about, because at that time he had already moved to the big city with tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of assets.

He has received several national documents on regulating the production of rare earths. When he saw this Wen Jiàn for the first time, he was really a little flustered. I am afraid that my path to wealth will be cut off. For this matter, he also set up a table in the best restaurant in the county, invited Jiang Songling, Qiu Weiguang and others, and asked them for advice. As a result, he found that the county officials themselves were dismissive of the document, and did not mean to persuade him to abide by the law. On the contrary, he was also asked to increase mining efforts and generate more foreign exchange income for the county.

With such an experience, Xin Jinlong completely let go of his heart. He felt that Johor Bahru was a place far away from the emperor, and the central Wen Jiàn could convey it here, but the people from the central government would not come anyway. The leaders of the county all know him, and they are willing to be friends with him, a local tyrant, so what does he have to worry about?

Seeing Yu Gang, a staff member of the Geology and Mining Bureau, appear in front of him with a notice, Xin Jinlong did not feel any sense of consternation. He smiled and handed Yu Gang a Chinese filter cigarette, and asked casually, "Old Yu, why did you give another notice?" You can't use the briefcase in your bureau? ”

This is, of course, a "meme" made up by local mine owners, meaning that these notices can only be used as toilet paper. This kind of joke was first spread among the mine owners, but slowly it also reached the ears of officials and became a public statement. Xin Jinlong said this kind of thing in front of Yu Gang, which was tantamount to slapping the face of the Geology and Mining Bureau.

Yu Gang didn't care about this, he made a flattered look. He took the cigarette with both hands and looked at the Huabiao logo on the cigarette roll seriously. praised it, then lit a cigarette on Xin Jinlong's lighter, took a deep breath, and said: "Mr. Xin's cigarette is good, it seems that I rushed to send a notice to Mr. Xin, and I still have a good mouth." ”

"Haha. If you want to smoke, just say hello, and I'll have someone send you two. Xin Jinlong said, directly stuffed the remaining half of the soft China into Yu Gang's pocket, and then said, "You haven't told me yet." Is there any difference between this notice and the previous ones? ”

Yu Gang is just an ordinary staff member of the Geology and Mining Bureau, and with Xin Jinlong's status, there is no need to flatter him so much. However, Xin Jinlong is a person who knows how to build relationships, and he has always adopted a cohesive attitude towards such harmless cadres of human and animal organs. A pack of soft China is only a dozen yuan, which is a drop in the bucket for Xin Jinlong, and he is not happy to be able to exchange a box of cigarettes for the favor of an organ cadre. As for sending someone to send two cigarettes to Yu Gang, then save it, two cigarettes are also hundreds of yuan.

A cadre of a small organ like Yu Gang could not hold his head up in the slightest in front of a mine owner like Xin Jinlong. The money that people earn in a day is higher than his monthly salary, what does he use to find a sense of superiority? Not to mention Yu Gang, even if it is his director Qiu Weiguang, it is not three days and two ends saying that he is not as good as a mine owner, it is better to lose the current black yarn hat and go to which township to get a mine to open.

With such a mentality, Yu Gang cautiously said to Xin Jinlong: "Mr. Xin, this time is really a little different from the past. There's something I tell you, don't spread it. Today, the deputy head of a rare earth work leading group came from the central government, surnamed Qin, I don't know what the origin is, and even the county magistrate Jiang doesn't pay attention to it. This notice was what he had requested, so that we had to send it to all the mines within a day. ”

"From the center?" Xin Jinlong was stunned for a moment, this was really a different news from the past, and he asked cautiously: "Will there be any action in the county?" ”

Yu Gang shook his head and said, "I haven't heard of this. By the way, before I came, Director Qiu asked me to bring you a message, saying that Mr. Xin, your mine is an important source of tax revenue and a major export earner in the county, and the county will definitely not come to make trouble. However, the deputy team leader from the central government said that he would arrange for people to come down and seal up various unlicensed mining sites, and Mr. Xin, you have to be more careful. ”

"Who's going to come down? Is it from your bureau or from the public security? Xin Jinlong asked.

"Neither." Yu Gang said, "We didn't receive a notice that we were going to come down for inspection, and there was no public security bureau either." I heard that Team Leader Qin said in front of Director Qiu that he would bring someone to check by himself, and there was no need for our county to send someone. ”

"Then it doesn't matter." Xin Jinlong said disdainfully, "The strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake, as long as our county doesn't embarrass us, it doesn't matter what province or the central government, what can you do with me?" Is it possible that Deputy Team Leader Qin will bring people down from the capital to seal my mine? ”

Yu Gang said with a smile: "Mr. Xin is right, your mine is a place for many farmers in Xujiawan to eat. Even people from the central government did not dare to act rashly. If this provokes public anger, no matter where people come from, they will have to walk around without food. ”

"Old Yu, you reminded me that I have to talk to my miners. In case someone comes to make trouble, let them all be active, and don't let people ruin their jobs. Xin Jinlong said.

Yu Gang laughed, what Xin Jinlong said was exactly what Qiu Weiguang hoped for. He stopped talking nonsense and said: "Mr. Xin is really courageous, since this is the case, then I will not delay Mr. Xin to make a fortune, and I will go to the next family." ”

"Then you go quickly. Wait for me to go to the county in a few days, and invite you to dinner. Xin Jinlong made a beautiful promise, but neither the person who said it nor the person who listened to it took such a promise seriously.

Seeing Yu Gang go away, Xin Jinlong explained a few more words to the workers, and then left the leaching pond and called several of his own henchmen on the mine aside. He first conveyed the information revealed by Yu Gang to several people, and then ordered: "We are not afraid of 10,000." I'm afraid just in case, these days. You are all clever and don't let outsiders get near the mines. If someone does come to make trouble, you organize some miners and drive them away. ”

"Do you want to teach them a lesson?" A henchman named Li Chuanping asked. This person is the security captain of the Xujiawan rare earth mine appointed by Xin Jinlong, and he has brute force and has always been keen to solve problems by force. I heard that someone is coming to seize the rare earth mine. His immediate idea was to be rough.

Xin Jinlong shook his head and said, "Don't provoke them lightly, after all, this deputy team leader is from the central government, and it is not appropriate to be injured." But if they don't listen, don't be afraid when it's time to do it. If something happens, I'll take care of it, so don't worry. ”

"Got it!" The henchmen answered in unison, and then split up among the miners to contact their relatives and friends.

Xin Jinlong didn't take this episode too seriously, he didn't believe that people from the central government would come to Xujiawan, a remote place where birds don't lay eggs, and he didn't believe that the other party could organize an effective force to seize his mine. He also knew that the county did not want his mine to be shut down, because the mine could provide tax revenue for the county, and officials such as Jia Xiaodong and Jiang Songling invited guests to dinner, didn't they all spend the money paid by their rare earth mine owners? Every year, when did he delay the Bing Jing and Tan Jing sent to officials of all sizes?

It was precisely because he had so much self-confidence that when a security guard came to report to Xin Jinlong two days later that there was a person named Qin Hai at the door who asked to see him, Xin Jinlong felt incredible.

"What do you do?"

Xin Jinlong, who hurried to the door after getting the news, asked Qin Hai, and when he saw that there were only three people behind Qin Hai, his heart calmed down a lot. With Qin Hai and his three retinues alone, it was really whimsical to think of any disadvantage to the rare earth mine.

Xin Jinlong has built many hills in Xujiawan, but he can only dig one hill at a time. Every time he excavated a new hill, he had to fence off the mining area with a wooden fence and build a rudimentary wooden gate. All the peasants knew that inside the fence was Xin Jinlong's territory, and trespassers would be beaten out.

At this moment, Qin Hai and three people stood outside the wooden gate, confronting the security guard carrying a rubber baton.

"I am Qin Hai, deputy head of the National Leading Group for the Development and Utilization of Rare Earths, and these are all staff members of our group. We are carrying out a law enforcement inspection of rare earth mining, and your rare earth mine has no qualification procedures, and the mining and extraction methods are strict and damaging to the environment and resources, so I now inform you that this mine must be closed immediately and returned to the state. ”

Seeing Xin Jinlong come out, Qin Hai said to him in a calm tone.

"Return to the state?" Xin Jinlong sneered, "I spent tens of millions of dollars to open up the mine, and the state said to take it away, is there such a reason in this world?" ”

Qin Haidao: "Mr. Xin, let me correct you, this mine, you spend no more than 10,000 yuan, don't tell me anything about tens of millions." Tens of millions of mines are not like this. ”

"You don't care how much I spend!" Xin Jinlong's face was a little unbearable, and he said impatiently, "I contracted the mountain from the township government, if you want to take it back, go to the township government to talk to it first." ”

Qin Hai smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Xin, the notice just issued by the Bureau of Geology and Mining, you must have read it. According to the latest document of the state, all previous agreements on rare earth ore contracting will be terminated. The Xujiawan Township Government had already reported to the Bureau of Geology and Mining a year ago, saying that it had withdrawn its right to contract you, so your current mine was mined in violation of regulations.

Given that the mining incident took place before, the state is willing to make appropriate compensation for the losses you have suffered. However, we Mingren don't talk in secret, and everyone knows how much you invest in these mines. The contract fee you pay may not even be 1% of the resources you sell, and you can calculate this account. ”

"I've made money, that's what I'm capable of. I contracted these mines, and no one could let me shut them down. How did you get here, how do you go back, don't hurt the harmony at that time, it's not appropriate. Xin Jinlong's tone was a little threatening.

Qin Hai sank his face and said, "Xin Jinlong, I inform you once again that according to the requirements of the state, your mine must be closed immediately. I hope you will cooperate with our work and not do something unpleasant for everyone. ”

"What, do you still want to forcibly shut down my mine?" Xin Jinlong raised his eyebrows and asked.

"You guessed it." Qin Haidao, "Since I'm here, naturally I won't go back empty-handed." Within today, your mine must be closed, or we will have to take coercive measures. ”

Xin Jinlong laughed, pointed at Qin Hai and his party with his finger, and said, "Coercive measures? Just a few of you, what kind of coercive measures do you say? Do you know how many workers there are in my mine, believe it or not, my miners can drown a few of you with a single spit? ”

"I don't believe it." Qin Hai said very seriously, "I prefer to believe that your miners are rational and know what the result of violent resistance is." ”

"Alright then, I'll be standing here now, and I'd like to see how you shut down my mine." Xin Jinlong took half a step back, hugged his hand to his chest, and made a lively appearance.

"Let's go, let's go in and put a seal." Qin Hai beckoned to the three people behind him, and then walked towards the mine in the lead. (To be continued......)