How harmful is the 'red mud'?

'Red mud flood' in Cao Bang has recently been combined with smooth iron ore in the process of washing raw ore into fine ore.

Mr. Ngo Ngoc Dinh - Head of Design Department of Metallurgy and Industrial Furnaces (Institute of Mining Science and Technology, Ministry of Industry and Trade) added that waste and sludge of the mineral exploitation zone in general, and mining area Iron ore in particular is undoubtedly containing pollutants, affecting agriculture and not conducive to human health. But to confirm the level of harm, there should be a clearer study with specific analysis patterns, check what iron ore in Cao Bang is iron, what composition .

Red mud flooded the road.

Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh, Chairman of the Vietnam Association for Nature and Environment Protection, also said that the " red mud flood " in Cao Bang is red tail tailings sludge. Waste from iron ore mining areas will have substances harmful to human health because when washing, there will be toxic heavy metals such as lead oxide, but need to be analyzed clearly to confirm the level of damage. This incident also speaks of a wake-up call with the red mud problem in the Central Highlands.

The flood of red mud in Hungary. (Internet photo)

On the night of November 5, the ' red mud flood ' suddenly struck, burying dozens of hectares of rice fields, crops and flooding to flood some houses in Duyet Trung commune, Cao Bang town. By the morning of November 8, the mud was not withdrawn.

Cao Bang Provincial People's Committee held an extraordinary meeting to thoroughly resolve the consequences of the flood. Accordingly, if the Na Lung Mining Enterprise still violates and does not thoroughly overcome the consequences, the provincial government will firmly close the mine.