According to the Iran International Stone Exhibition, Dariush Ismaili told reporters at a video conference: "The mining sector and mineral resources are one of the most important sectors of the country's economy, and the Supreme Leader's order to replace minerals with oil resources and revenues is a roadmap." And our priority is in the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade.

He announced that the production of mines increased from one hundred and eighty-five million tons in 1397 to four hundred and fifteen million tons last year, and specified: the amount of ingot production from twenty-six million tons in 1397 to more than twenty-eight million Tons increased last year.

The Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry continued by stating that more than nine billion dollars of foreign exchange earnings were obtained from the mining and mineral industries sector last year, and said: out of ten thousand four hundred and four mines in the country, ten thousand and thirty-nine The mine belongs to the metal group and the rest is non-metallic.

The employment rate of the country's active mines is more than one hundred and forty-two thousand people

He added: "We have two thousand and seventy-two mines of decorative stones and five thousand and eleven mines of building stones." We also have five thousand six hundred and fifty-two active mines and four thousand four hundred and ninety-five inactive mines, which employ more than one hundred and forty-two thousand miners, and are equipping two hundred and fifty-seven mines. are.

Announcing that more than four hundred and ten million tons of mines were mined last year, Ismaili added: "One of the works of last year was the zoning of mines, which was done in 1397 from two hundred and nine zoning measures, release and exploration work."

Identify the nine hundred and seventeen mining promising areas last year

Regarding the mining promising areas, he reminded: "Last year, about nine hundred and seventeen mining promising areas were identified and four hundred auctions were awarded for the transfer of mines." Also, five hundred and seventeen mines were given to the executor last year.

Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry in this press conference, which was held as a video conference, complained that the answer to inquiries for the development of mines should be given faster, said: We are looking for joint directives and use of its legal capacity.

Ismaili reminded that the target of production of fifty-five million tons of steel has been done up to the horizon of 1404, adding: "We have planned for this year to increase exports in selected mineral goods." For example, increasing exports of flat glass by 15 percent, crude steel by 20 percent and aluminum ingots by 15 percent have been targeted and planned to increase concentrations and iron ore.

Referring to this year's programs, the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry added: "This year we are pursuing production (exploration, exploitation and mining industries) and according to the Supreme Leader, we must touch the fruits of increasing production."

Twenty-five mining processing units have been targeted in the year of production jump

Ismaili added: "This year we have set a goal to add 20% to the capacity of current metal reserves such as copper, gold, trace elements as well as building materials, and to increase the extraction of twenty-five to thirty-five percent and increase mineral exploitation." We have work to do.

Announcing that the implementation of twenty-four policies and actions in the field of mining and mining industries is on the agenda for this year, he said: for the year of production leaps, preventing the sale of raw materials and launching twenty-five mining processing units.

The Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry emphasized that we have the task of determining the scope and exploration licenses on the agenda, and said: the available and production data of the Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration Organization should be provided online and in real time. This will be an important step in exploring growth.

We provide facilities of six thousand billion tomans to the mining sector

Ismaili pointed out that we are pursuing the allocation of credit to the exploration and capital increase sector of the Fund for Supporting Mineral Activities in the new year, and continued: "We intend to give 6,000 billion tomans to the mining sector, especially small mines."

He considered the development of explorations as the most important issue in the mining sector to achieve the goals and orders of the Supreme Leader and added:

Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry, in the continuation of this press conference, said: using the capacities and support of large companies such as steel, copper, etc. to activate inactive mines is on the agenda.

Ismaili said that the elimination of local opposition is also on the agenda in order to revive and activate the mines. "We have the transfer of discovery certificates to Imidro and the Geological Survey in the private sector and the construction and equipping of mines on the agenda this year, and the proposal to approve salaries We have given mining priority with encouragement and no change for up to three years.

Pay attention to exports in the final rings and mineral products

He said that in order to increase exports, we are paying attention to exports in the rings and final mineral products, he said: "We believe in more work in this field to support the final products, for example, in the steel industry."

In another part of his speech, the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry said: "As a result of downstream industries, we must also support the steel industry. In this regard, attention to the domestic market is followed with priority and the use of potentials." We have academics, startups and knowledge-based companies on the agenda.

Ismaili said that the plan to reduce the number of circulars and delegate more powers to the Supreme Council of Mines and the silent organizations of the provinces is in the program, adding: .

Regarding the profits from the rings of the steel industry, he said: "The profits are not distributed fairly in the rings of the steel industry. We have several requests to balance this profit, and we have had meetings and programs in this area."

Regarding the consultation and opinion of the organizations, the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Silence added: "The priority is to consider the decisions of the associations and specialized organizations, to observe the rules and to express an opinion based on accurate expert work." Associations and organizations also play an advisory role in price-related decisions in the steel chain, but the final decision is up to the Ministry of Silence itself, although the expert opinions of specialized organizations are quite effective in making decisions.

We have provided three educational packages related to Coronavirus

Ismaili also referred to post-corona programs, saying that for the post-corona era, three educational packages related to the corona virus were produced and sent to mineral complexes. The directives also provide for a three-month period for the extension of licenses, the payment of government fees and the extension of the activities of technical officials for post-CRC management.

He added: "The staff and mining forces of the country are constantly and repeatedly tested for corona."

Regarding the sale of raw materials, the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Silence said: "Steel from iron ore to concentrate and any subsequent ring, the material of the previous ring is calculated as a kind of raw material and investment in pellet production units." Concentrate production and it is not acceptable to export concentrate without supplying domestic units.

Ismaili further said about the supply of sheets: According to the decision of the market regulation headquarters, the price of hot rolled sheets is 60% through machining and 40% from commodity exchanges. It is also approved that eighty percent of the cold sheet be supplied through machining and twenty percent through the stock exchange.

He added: "We will have close monitoring of the sheet supply process, all supply units are obliged to follow these protocols."

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