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in Fujian Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. "7.3" water leakage incident, has been in the past 10 days. In the past few days, the interview, the reporter saw the most affected by pollution and the Demolition of a snake crossing the South under all rural cage culture area, always busy farming scenes no longer exist, 174 farmers still remain in have a river within the cage empty. Although the county department of environmental protection, water quality monitoring data published every day, have returned to normal, but "when can I fish," the question still remains in the hearts of local people fish for a long time can not be dispersed. And the leakage incident, again increasing the local business people on the Grand has been difficult to eliminate concerns.

from the 13 days since the journalists visited Zijin Mining twice, three times the upstream and downstream Dingjiang culture areas, has an exclusive interview with the Grand River and the Group Chairman Chen Jing Lai Jiqiu Shanghang county party secretary, in a fact-finding step by step and the reduction in cloud all doubt, is slowly being brushed aside.

"environmental protection," Why is repeatedly trapped "pollution question?"

the Triple told reporters: in fact, purple is able to fast in just 17 years into one of the largest resources, because of their "green brand." "Safety first, environmental protection first" business philosophy has always been purple. Last year alone, Zijin company safety and environmental protection in the total investment 377 million yuan. In 2009, Fujian Zijin Gold Mine in the wastewater and COD, total cyanide, total copper and emissions of SO2 emissions fell 35%, 31%, 87%, 7.3% and 15.35%; and 10,000 yuan output value of waste water discharge , COD emissions, SO2 emissions both better than the overall level of national and Fujian. One of two projects in Xinjiang and Guizhou, but also realized the industrial waste water "zero emissions." Three years from 2007 to 2009, Zijin Mining billion gross domestic product safety accident mortality rate, are also well below the level of the national and Fujian.

Shanghang County, according to the EPA monitoring of view, Tingjiang Shanghang water quality, over the years most of the time mostly to Class Ⅱ - Ⅲ class standards, not even been identified excessive cyanide. This data seems to confirm the above statement.

However, the Zijin company "intends," "secretly," "indulgence" of information and questioned the sewage, which is repeated several years in Shanghang never been heard, including "Hang from not drink tap water "and other phrases, too, particularly at the local prevalence.

on the "7.3" leakage event, the Triple said that this is indeed a company's biggest environmental accidents. After the incident, although the full Zijin Mining remedy, but a large number of deaths caused by cage fish culture shocking scenes, more of the delay of 9 days to the community bulletin, Zijin has put himself into a chorus of doubt among the community.

at a press survey, these questions are not without reason. Reporter learned from the county: in "7.3" leakage occurred before June 23, Tingjiang downstream fish farmers to report to the local government, there were abnormal mortality of fish, the waste water suspected emissions. At this point, a time when large flood in Longyan the occasion of this year, for the understanding of the situation, Shanghang county to appoint a county investigation, deputy secretary of the rain up the mountain the next day, Zijin Mining a drainage culvert in the flood, the detection of a high concentration of material, initially determined the death of fish caused by sewage from Zijin Mining. As the sewage outfall but not from the discharge from the drainage culvert, so the county was initially determined that the sewage may be continuous torrential rain caused erosion copper operation area.

the possibility of waste-water treatment for Zijin Mining Copper Acid challenge, July 14, Zijin Mining, a department head in the July 3 leak, said copper pool of wet sewage plant, Acid copper pool still contains copper ions, with a recovery of value, can be recycled, how will businesses take the initiative to put it drain?

6 25, Shanghang Tingjiang several towns downstream of many fish farmers, carrying the dead fish to Shanghang county petition. On this day, invited from the provincial environmental protection, aquaculture, disease control experts also hold demonstration Shanghang would, prima facie cause of dead fish one by floods caused by the impact of physical decline; Second, the waste poisoning, initially suspected to be copper.

coincidence. Zijin Mining in the river, according to the other side of Demolition of Rural Choi Hang masses of coral, in November 2008, fish farmers in their village nine abnormal mortality of fish have occurred. Field detection by fisheries experts advise: First, the fish died of poisoning and not get sick. Second, copper and zinc content of these dead fish far exceeded the body. Although it has been the local township government to give this nine total 120,000 yuan compensation for fishermen, but the company did not admit Zijin with them about the incident.

as a support for the tax revenue the county 70% of large enterprises, as a cumulative contributions over the past 10 years, 740 million yuan for social welfare, relief, disaster relief, the cause of public companies, as one after another in the Hangzhou, Yongding counties created the Charity, and several provinces in the country had won the enthusiastic public recognition of the first Chinese gold enterprises, above all, and it more or less can not get rid of the relationship between events, put together look, how it is incompatible!

"an industry dominance" bring about "hard control"?

in Shanghang economic development, Zijin no doubt, "one industry dominance." Misfortune? Unfortunately, even? The eyes of different people have different answers.

in Shanghang folk, talking about the relationship between the Grand and the government, sounded good argument is that government finances have to rely on purple, purple is the government's business, government supervision hard up, of course. Nasty argument is that it will definitely cover each other.

According to Lai Jiqiu secretary answered: the Grand in this state holding enterprises, Shanghang county government commitment to service enterprises, supervision according to law, perform the function of three functions, each of which must be due diligence. "We have never issued to the Grand fast, much of the development plan targets. Our hope is that the more stable, more harmonious development, especially in environmental protection. Earlier this year, we also rejected a they are prepared to invest over 100 billion to the Philippines development projects. "

the years, the heavy responsibility on environmental protection Zijin always Fujian Province, Longyan City, the focus of attention. This is like a mountain is always pressure in Shanghang County Government hearts, can not be taken lightly. Several years ago, in Grand County within the set of independent environmental monitoring agency, approved two administrative establishment, the government financial support; and placed in a Dingjiang downstream water quality monitoring equipment, but just 5 of this year month when the lightning broken, has failed to repair.

"Obviously, this one incident, the two comrades did not fulfill their responsibilities, including the EPA's responsibility, when we will certainly be investigated. We Zijin regulation, particularly environmental regulation, will not be weak and will continue to strengthen! "Laiji Qiu said.

fact, "an industry dominance" will bring not only "hard control" of the question. As a small group of Grand Shanghang listed Ershi man "flourishes" in recent years, greatly stimulating the Demolition of daily consumer prices, soaring real estate prices all the way, even the entertainment industry has thus greatly increased. Originally skeptical of the Grand contaminated local people, naturally full of more complaints.

"This incident makes us aware that there is a serious problem. How to create wealth Zijin more widely inclusive to the cause of the county people's livelihood, so that more people enjoy the Shanghang development bring benefits, which will be our next step should be more concerned about the Demolition of the key. "Laiji Qiu said.

for Zijin Zijin public image and status does not match the statement, the Triple that there are problems in this regard. The key thing is to do its own environmental protection work, and only so can the complete elimination of mass concern. According to reports, the current Grand is ready to commission experts, investment 260 million yuan, according to "clean up triage, copper-gold shunt" principle, start a new copper green building system. Completion of this system, the new copper mining and melting zone will ensure that in normal weather conditions, all the internal material recycling of industrial water; extreme weather conditions, also can ensure the discharge standards will not be further leakage of pollution incidents.

to Zijin's strength and technological level, this commitment is not impossible to achieve. But in addition to hardware, the sense of responsibility, how to strengthen internal management mechanism? The public, the media and other external forces how to build an effective monitoring mechanism? These are all the more important questions. Otherwise, the pollution around the purple clouds, is to improve the process will not be able to disperse the.