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Lao Cai apatite mine (Cam Duong)

Апатитовый рудник Лаокай (Камдыонг)
VietnamКамдыонг1955–1956Industrial sites
The Cam Duong apatite deposit, worked since the colonial period. In May 1955 it was surveyed by the first group of Soviet specialists together with Vietnamese engineers, the mine was established in September 1955 and it began operating in 1956; the restoration was carried out with Soviet specialists, and in 1958 Ho Chi Minh, visiting the mine, described its machinery and equipment as the labour of the Soviet people. Today it is the Vietnam Apatite company; the marker is placed at the company's site in Cam Duong.
Апатитовое месторождение Камдыонг, разрабатывавшееся ещё в колониальный период. В мае 1955 года его обследовала первая группа советских специалистов вместе с вьетнамскими инженерами, в сентябре 1955 года создан рудник, а в 1956 году он начал работать; восстановление велось при участии советских специалистов, а в 1958 году Хо Ши Мин, посетив рудник, назвал его машины и оборудование трудом советского народа. Ныне это компания «Апатит Вьетнама»; маркер поставлен по площадке компании в Камдыонге.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionIndustry and infrastructure
Present ownerVietnam Apatite Company (Vinachem group, state-owned)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1956
StatusIn use
As of2025-09
On 16 September 2025 the Vietnam Apatite Company marked the mine's 70th anniversary, the Lao Cai newspaper reported; the enterprise is in operation.

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