According to Iran's International Stone Exhibition, Masoud Golshirazi at a meeting held with the head of Imidro's executive committee and the head of the Mines Commission in the Isfahan chamber added: Khomeini and Shahr-e-Esfahan Universities in Education Discussed Five Priority Documents in the Field of Industry To give the industry their tools and facilities. The head of the Isfahan Chamber of Commerce also said about decorative stones: The master plan of decorative stones is similar to the master plan of steel as an upstream document, with sovereignty and accepted by all stakeholders.

Necessity of branding in the jewelery industry

Khidadad Gharibpour, chairman of the Imidro board, said there are now more than six thousand stone mills in the country that, if completed, could create high employment and significant turnover, especially in the export sector.

He added: "Imidro's effort is to remove the obstacles facing the ornamental stone industry, and given that Iran's mineral production and production company is a technician in this field, it will develop a comprehensive plan for the industry."

Gharibpour said: With the formation of a committee in the mineral production and production company, the barriers of the ornamental stone industry in Isfahan province as a pilot have been studied and taken, and then the procedure will be extended to all the mines in this area in the country.

He continued: Iranian Mineral Production Company is conducting training from exploration to commercial in the field of training of technicians for ornamental mines.

The head of Imidro's board, referring to the need for branding in the jewelery industry, said: "Irasco and Ascotec companies, as Imidro's overseas companies, can market and branding the industry."

He also said: Mining Investment Insurance Fund is also ready to provide facilities to the activists in this field for equipping and renovating the industry.

He added that Imidro supports theses in this field, adding: Therefore, it is necessary for Isfahan Chamber of Commerce and universities of Isfahan to introduce about twenty suitable theses.

Gharibpour said: A research project to clarify statistics, outline the challenges and challenges of the precious and semiprecious stone industry was announced last week at the mineral production company.

Organizing the ornamental stone industry of the country

At the beginning of the meeting, Mojtaba Karavan, Chairman of the Mines Commission of the Isfahan Chamber of Commerce, thanked Dr. Gharibpour for his special attention to the construction stone industry, due to his November trip to Isfahan which led to a meeting with Imidro's deputies and managers in December, The outline of the country's stone industry demands was announced.

Increased export capability

Ahmad Reza Basiri, Advisor to the Mines Commission of the Isfahan Chamber of Commerce, presented an analytical report on the global stone market, pointing out the challenges of the stone industry: lack of international market, branding, lack of standardization for manufactured products commensurate with the global market and lack of precision. Mining statistics and production.

He added: Modernization of building stone mines with modern tools and knowledge in order to increase productivity, requires credibility and training.

Basiri noted: Isfahan province is the reference of the country's building stones, which has more than two thousand stone units and has a variety of rocks (granite, marble and travertine).

He added: Iran is the fourth largest producer of stone in the world and therefore we have the potential to increase exports in this area due to the huge reserves and diversity.

High value for money and employment

Bahram Shakouri, chairman of the Iranian Mines and Minerals Commission, also said at the meeting that there are about three and four billion tons of ornamental stone in the country, saying that nine to 11 million tons of ore are produced annually, but with available reserves, The production of this amount of stone takes three hundred years.

He said: "With the advances in technology, thirty-eight percent of building stone has now been cut down to alternative products such as glass, composite and artificial stone." Therefore, the consumption of stone is drastically decreasing and if it is not extracted and sold, the reserves of this type of stone will be of no value to future generations.

Shakouri pointed out that Dr. Gharibpour has found entry in every field and has removed the barriers, stating: Imidro has a high place in development and the presence of this organization as a reliance is essential.

"Given the country's high reserves of rock, if the industry supports it, such as providing up-to-date processing equipment and finding the market as one of its major problems, it is possible to export up to $ 5 billion, which will provide high employment and significant value for the country. Creates.

Necessity for scientific and systematic exploration

Ahmad Sharifi, secretary of the Iranian Stone Association, said that exploration is in more than 90% of the country's traditional mines, saying: "By using existing law, we must oblige the activists of this field to systematically and scientifically explore the mines. Engineering to be extracted.

He suggested: Given the branding and the market as the most important issue in the stone industry, the government would pay a multi-year loan to establish a trading company and build warehouses at home and abroad.

Increased extraction technology

At the end, Hassamuddin Farhadi Nasab, member of the Mines Commission of the Isfahan Chamber of Commerce, mentioned the merits of underground operation and the necessity of introducing up-to-date technologies in this sector. If this is achieved, the problems with natural resources and the environment will be greatly reduced.

* Ilna