Nga Nguyen

Hanoi University of Mining and Geology

Global change, rapid development of science and technology, and the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) create many opportunities and challenges for sustainable development. Vietnam, being one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change and natural disasters, is devoting great efforts to achieve sustainable development goals and net...

Energy landscapes in Asia and other regions are currently undergoing a transformation aimed at increasing the share of clean energy sources. This article analyzes and forecasts the electricity demand in Vietnam, examining existing constraints that necessitate the shift from coal to renewable energy sources. The rapid economic growth in Vietnam is d...

Industrial symbiosis associated with the eco-industrial parks is the cooperative activities between businesses to optimize using of inputs and outputs such as raw materials, energy, water, waste materials, etc. in the orperation of businesses. In the industrial symbiosis model, the overall benefits of the symbiosis activities are more than the ones...

Females in the industry nowadays have been offered many opportunities to develop their careers. However, the chances are not the same in different areas or sectors. This study investigated the perceptions and understanding of gender-related issues in the mining sector among potential young workers and industry experts in Vietnam. The study employs...

Workplace safety is of paramount importance in industries such as coal mining, where accidents and occupational illnesses can result in significant human and economic costs. This study aims to develop an action plan to improve safety standards at Duong Huy Coal Company from 2021 to 2025. A comprehensive survey involving 93 safety managers and 379 w...

Under the influence of the 4th industrial revolution and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, digital transformation is rapidly taking place in all aspects of society. For businesses, digital transformation is an essential and objective trend for their sustainability and development. The purpose of digital transformation for businesses is to enhanc...

The circular economy is designed to produce no waste or pollution. In the model, the waste is recycled to be a secondary resource that returned to provide the next production cycle. Therefore, applying the economic model couldn’t only lengthen the value chain of industries but also reduce environmental pollution. Nowadays, many countries around the...

This article evaluates the application of Vision Zero principles in mining enterprises and mining organizations in Russia and Vietnam towards the goal of zero accidents, contributing to ensuring sustainable development. The article is theoretical; its purpose is to compare and analyze the problem, which is knowledge and to give a direction on occ...

Royalties tax contributes to the Viet Nam state budget of approximately 30,000 billion VND (approximately 1.2 billion USD), accounting for about 3 % of the total state budget collection (estimated in 2020). Revenues from this tax are insufficient to offset the cost of natural resources management in many provinces. Quang Ninh, which gains annually...

The Vietnamese mining industry is one of the most dangerous industries in the country. Mining companies understand safety and health for sustainable development at the mining sector and the national level. Thus, they have been applying many measures to improve their safety and health management achievements. Besides technology measures, organizatio...

Vietnam's domestic coal production is growing fast and is expected to reach 68.9 million tons in 2030, nearly 1.5 times higher than today. Open-pit mines will gradually reduce production and close, and underground mining coal output will increase progressively year by year and take a leading role. Besides the investment in new mines to achieve thes...

Vietnam's mining industry has a long history with mines distributed throughout the country. It has contributed significantly to national economic growth. However, it also causes negative impacts on the environment, thereby affecting sustainable development and mineral resource management. Therefore, mineral resource management is one of the most cr...

The Chapter explains the contribution of mining to the Vietnamese economy and the environmental protection in mining to avoid bad impacts of mining on the environment.

The United Nations has proposed 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all stakeholders and the community. Either facing poverty, quality education, gender equality, increasing economic growth, innovating industry and infrastructure, environmental protection, or creating sustainable cities and co...

Safety and health management is a critical point in business management, especially in hazardous industries. The point of view and management methods of each entrepreneur depend much on safety culture, including awareness, competence, and behavior of each employee in the company, considering prevention is the priority. The article reviews the safet...

Vietnam has a potential reserve of placer titanium of around 650 Mt. The reserve lays in sandy beaches of the country from Thanh Hoa to Binh Thuan province. Placer titanium mines in Vietnam are different in geological condition, the scale of production, mining method, and environmental protection solutions, etc. Some of them are operating with inap...

Mining is one of the economic growth drivers in Southeast Asia. However, mining in Asia also has weaknesses in safety and health management, misperception from media and social organizations about the contribution of mining. On the one hand, mining supports the host community in developing infrastructure, transforming the economic structure, and ma...

The German hard coal mining industry closed its last active mine at the end of the year 2018. The Research Institute for Post-Mining (FZN) at TH Georg Agricola University (THGA) in Bochum/Germany, has developed an integrated approach to meet the challenges of the post-mining era. Therefore, post-mining covers four research areas: Perpetual tasks an...

The paper is dealing with a developed concept named Empowerment Teaching, which is based on practical teaching experience gained in various mining universities. It is demonstrated that this concept can be used to increase the effectiveness of knowledge transfer to mining countries in the world, as well as to overcome cultural barriers between lectu...

This study aims to propose a novel artificial intelligence model for forecasting the capital cost (CC) of open-pit mining projects with high accuracy. It is a unique combination of a deep neural network (DNN) and ant colony optimization (ACO) algorithm, abbreviated as ACO-DNN. In this model, MineAP (annual mine production), SR (stripping ratio), Mi...

From the beginning of the 21st century, knowledge exchange between Poland and Vietnam in mining and geology has been focusing in technology, education and training. Since years, Polish academic and commercial partners have been developing a close collaboration with Vietnam National Coal – Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited. Major outcom...