Explore the country's mineral capacity; only seven percent
Chairman of the Parliamentary Economic Commission: Our first action should be exploration, because much of the country's potential in mining remains ignored, and according to statistics, only seven percent of the country's mineral capacity has been identified and explored.
According to Iran's International Stone Exhibition, the head of the Majlis Economic Commission emphasized the need for an agreement on exploration for mines. The country has been identified and explored.
Mohammad Reza Pourabrahimi today in a meeting with the Governor of Kerman with the Deputy Minister of Industry and Chairman of Imidro Company in Kerman stated that: More than five decades have passed since the beginning of the activity of Cement Company in Kerman province and its effects on construction and investment plans are clear.
He added: "There was a fear of reduced capacity and problems related to workers, insurance, and so on, and the pursuit of new product line optimization came to a conclusion after a long time, and it was concluded that increasing the capacity of the production line with two hundred and fifty billion USD investment. Two thousand three hundred and three thousand and six hundred.
Pourabrahimi stated: Half of the amount of the Riyal investment and the rest will be provided in foreign currency and the work will be completed within two years, which will help maintain production, maintain employment and….
Representative of Kerman and Ravre people in parliament pointed out the surplus of investment in cement in the country: One of the new capacities is the roads and the use of concrete (RCC) on the road which is in Kerman province on Shahrabak - Herat road. Operated work and new capacities give full production.
He added: "Increasing production capacity of tires is another important request because it is one of the leading index companies in the country and its capacity is greatly increased. With increased production capacity, we can meet both domestic demand and export capacity. Also be restored in the future.
Purabrahimi said: "In recent months we have seen unprofessional decisions by the Social Security Investment Company to move the tire development plan from Kerman to elsewhere."
He estimated: "We estimated that one hundred and ten million euros of foreign exchange resources and hundreds of billions of rials will be added to the set of costs by implementing the project elsewhere than in Kerman, which fortunately has been stopped and we are seeking serious management of this issue."
"A large part of Imidro's resources are from mining in Kerman province," he said. "We want to invest in infrastructure, mining, road safety and some of the infrastructure that is related to the specialized field."
He added: "Another issue is the decision on the areas owned by Imidro, part of which is located in the city of Ravar, and we ask that either the company itself be co-opted or privatized or transferred to a new private sector because of the confinement of this Zones are not for the good of the country.
Pourabrahimi emphasized the need for an agreement for exploration mines, stating: "Our first action should be exploration, because much of the country's potential in mining remains ignored, and according to statistics, only seven percent of the country's mineral resources have been identified and explored."
* ISNA
