Creating three thousand jobs in small mines a year
The director of the Iranian Mining and Production Company (Impasco), referring to the existence of one hundred and eighty-five inactive mines in the country, announced plans to create 3,000 small-scale mining jobs.
According to Iran Stone Exhibition, Wajihollah Jafari pointed out that the small scale development plan has been put forward by the Iranian Mining House and Associations since the end of the year, and a memorandum of understanding began with the participation of four investors and a plan to revitalize the mines. This plan has been put forward as a priority plan in the year 5 by the order of the Secretary of State.
He added: In the target of Year 6, it is anticipated that six hundred investment packages will be activated for the operation of one hundred and fifty mines, which will result in the creation of three thousand jobs in the field of small mines.
He said that the head of Imidro's board of directors is the chief executive of the small and medium scale mining project and has delegated the plan to the Iranian Minerals Production and Production Company. And in nine provinces, information processing has been completed and one province is processing information.
Of the number of mines processed, one hundred and sixty-five active mines are new, expandable and new jobs, and one hundred and eighty-five mines are inactive and capable of recovery, the official said.
He further noted that the most active mines in Isfahan province and the lowest is in Alborz province. There are also two hundred and forty-eight mines at present, the largest being in the central province.
Managing Director of Iran Mineral Production Company said that in five cases infrastructure facilities were offered and that number of mines was moving towards activation. So far, the problem of thirteen mines has been resolved by introducing it to the Mining Investment Fund. Sixteen also had legal problems that have now been resolved.
Jafari continued: Of the twenty-seven mines monitored, thirty-two percent had liquidity, twelve percent had infrastructure, ten percent had trouble completing exploration, ten percent had legal problems and five percent had market problems.
"If these twenty-seven projects become operational, sixty-two mines will have a positive impact," he said. Also, with the implementation of infrastructure projects, forty-four mines, and if fifty-five independent projects are completed, three hundred and fifty-five mines will have significant impacts.
Jafari introduced the plan and created synergies between the executives, including the goals of holding a small scale mining development conference and said: Small and medium scale mines make up ninety eight and three percent of the country's mines. Also, small scale mines account for eighty-five percent of employment and sixty-five percent of production in the mining sector.
Managing Director of Iran Mineral Production Company continued to call the biggest problem of mines lack of capital, lack of infrastructure and market and said: We are trying to find solutions to problems by holding meetings of Supreme Council of Mines, think tank and consultation with mine owners and Take basic steps to fix the problems.
He stated that investment packages and mobile processing units can help restore mines, stating: Government, Imidro, Impasco, Iran Minerals Research and Processing Center and Minerals Insurance Fund, support small scale development plan they do.
Today (Tuesday) the conference "Manufacturing Boom with Revival, Activation and Development of Small Scale Mines" was held.
* ISNA
