From heroic traditions
The predecessor of Cua Ong Coal Mine, now Cua Ong Coal Sorting Company - TKV, was the Cua Ong Sorting Plant and Port, built by the French colonialists in 1894 and put into operation in 1924. With its rudimentary technology, it included a sorting plant with a capacity of 1.5 million tons/year, 22 km of railway, locomotives powered by boilers and 5 electric trains , and 4 cranes for loading coal at Cua Ong Port...
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Throughout the history of Vietnam's coal and mineral industry, generations of workers at Cua Ong Coal Sorting Plant have contributed to writing a proud tradition. On November 7, 1929, young communist party member Ngo Huy Tang planted the red flag with the hammer and sickle on Pooc Tich No. 1 bridge at Cua Ong port, ushering in a new era: Cua Ong workers under the leadership of the Party.
On November 12, 1936, the workers of Cua Ong Wharf, along with more than 30,000 miners, achieved victory in the historic General Strike. During the August Revolution of 1945 and the years of resistance against the French, the workers of Cua Ong Wharf, together with the people of the whole country, fought for national independence and successfully resisted the French.
On April 25, 1955, the mining region was liberated, but the Cua Ong screening plant and port had been destroyed and paralyzed by the French colonialists. With his intelligence and creativity, electrician Le Van Hien – the first Labor Hero of the mining region – in a short time, together with the workers of Cua Ong, restored the screening plant and port to production in less than a month. Under the leadership of the Party, from a workshop of the Cam Pha mine, the Cua Ong Port Enterprise was established on August 20, 1960, with 1,629 employees. The enterprise consistently excelled in fulfilling its assigned plans; it received a letter of commendation from President Ho Chi Minh and its name was inscribed on the President's rotating award flag.
Following Uncle Ho's teachings, the workers and employees of the Enterprise competed to "produce as much coal as possible for the Fatherland"; they bravely produced and fought. In 1966, the Women's Self-Defense Company of the Cua Ong Coal Screening Plant was awarded the title of "Heroic Unit of the People's Armed Forces" - the first Heroic Unit of the mining region. The Enterprise received many letters of commendation from President Ho Chi Minh.
On November 15, 1968, worker Tran Thi Cay of the mine had the honor of joining a delegation of mine workers to meet President Ho Chi Minh at the Presidential Palace.
On August 12, 1974, Cua Ong Wharf Enterprise was renamed Cua Ong Coal Sorting Enterprise.
With the spirit of "cutting through the Truong Son Mountains to save the country," the employees of the enterprise enthusiastically joined the Coal Army, contributing to the Great Victory of Spring 1975.
...to achievements in the journey of innovation and integration
After the reunification of the country, the enterprise received investment in new equipment, and in 1980, the Coal Sorting Plant No. 2 was put into operation. The employees of the enterprise enthusiastically took the lead in building and defending the Fatherland, contributing to the great achievements of the country.
Entering the period of national renewal, the employees have been dynamic and creative, overcoming countless difficulties and achieving many new accomplishments. In 1986, the Enterprise put the Coal Sorting Plant No. 3 into operation.
In 2001, the enterprise was renamed Cua Ong Coal Sorting Company. The company invested in many new pieces of equipment to improve mining productivity, sorting, and sales.
Since 2010, the company has made breakthroughs in production and management. Technological innovation has increased the capacity of coal screening plants by 2 to 2.5 times compared to the initial capacity; product quality has been improved and diversified to meet market demands. The company has also built two wastewater treatment plants and a coal drying plant. Automation has been implemented at the warehousing and screening units.
In 2021, the Khe Cham Coal Screening Plant – a project bearing the plaque commemorating the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam – was put into operation with a capacity of 7 million tons per year, increasing the company's total screening capacity to 14 million tons per year, contributing to ensuring national energy security.
The company is actively implementing digital transformation , restructuring production, and improving business efficiency. It excels in safety and environmental protection, being the first unit of TKV and Quang Ninh province to manage its environment according to ISO standards. Simultaneously, the company promotes emulation movements, improves the quality of its human resources, enhances working conditions, and cares for the well-being of its employees. It also effectively contributes to local security, order, military affairs, and national defense. Furthermore, the company collaborates with local authorities to effectively carry out social welfare and gratitude programs, contributing hundreds of billions of VND.
On August 6, 2008, a sudden tornado with extremely strong winds toppled three coal loading machines at Cua Ong Port, severely impacting the company's production and the lives of workers in the Cam Pha coal mining region. However, with a spirit of innovation, the company implemented timely solutions, restoring stability to the coal loading machines and coal sales operations at Cua Ong Port. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the company successfully achieved the dual goal of "both preventing the spread of the disease and ensuring continued production and business development."
Cua Ong Coal Mine is one of the leading units of TKV and Quang Ninh city in production, business, and social life – a place with outstanding cultural activities; managing and directing the TKV Women's Football Team with a long history of achievements. The company has an effective cultural system that preserves and promotes the historical and traditional values and culture of TKV miners to friends both domestically and internationally.
In the historical development of Vietnam's coal and mineral industry, Cua Ong Coal Sorting Plant has been an important part, making significant contributions and continuously developing. From a small and outdated sorting plant and port, thanks to the attention of the Party, the State, ministries, and local authorities, especially TKV (Vietnam Coal Corporation), and with the burning dreams and aspirations in the hearts of its workers, generations of Cua Ong Coal Sorting Plant workers have always strived to build the company into the modern and developed enterprise it is today. From 1960 to 2025, the company transported over 300 million tons of raw coal; imported over 5 million tons of coal; sorted, processed, and contributed over 296 million tons of clean coal to the national industry; and continuously improved the living standards of its employees, with the current average income reaching 15.5 million VND/person/month. This has contributed positively to the socio -economic development of the locality and the growth of TKV.
The company has been awarded the title of Hero Unit of the People's Armed Forces twice by the Party and the State; the title of Hero of Labor during the đổi mới (renovation) period; the First-Class Independence Order twice; the First-Class Labor Order, along with many other prestigious titles, enriching the glorious history of 90 years of the Miners' Tradition - the Tradition of the Coal Industry; contributing to keeping the flame of tradition alive and igniting the enthusiasm of TKV's employees and workers on new journeys.
Along with the development of the country, in the current period and the coming years, TKV is making great breakthroughs in all fields. To keep pace with the Group's development, the Company's employees continue to uphold the tradition of "Discipline and Unity"; following in the footsteps of previous generations of miners, uniting and constantly striving to overcome all difficulties; seizing new opportunities, working creatively, promoting digital transformation; efficiently using resources, maximizing the value chain, developing a circular economy, sustainably and harmoniously with environmental protection; continuing to build the Company into a comprehensively and sustainably developed entity; worthy of being one of the key units in building TKV into a "modern energy and materials industry group".
Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/90-nam-truyen-thong-vung-mo-dau-an-tuyen-than-cua-ong-post3422646.html
