Create 7,000 jobs in the mining sector
The Executive Director and Secretary of the Coordinating Council for the Rehabilitation, Activation and Development of Small-Scale Mines announced the activation of one hundred and forty-six small-scale mines last year, saying that the Small-Scale Rehabilitation Project last year, despite the fledgling nature of the project, The intellectual and practical support and participation of the private sector of Iran Mining House and Chamber of Commerce from the beginning of the project until now, succeeded in line with the macro goals of the resistance economy, by identifying four thousand four hundred and ninety-six inactive and expandable small-scale mines in The country has surveyed 2,130 mines in the form of 3,600 projects and is taking action. Your clinical work on nine hundred and seventy inactive mines will eventually revive one hundred and forty-six small-scale mines in the country and achieve more than ninety-seven percent of last year's targeting.
According to the International Iran Stone Exhibition, Seyed Reza Azimi announced the creation of employment for 7,000 people in the mining sector and added: It has mineral potential. Most of these areas are located in deprived areas of the country, which is a priority in terms of job creation. Due to the revival and development of one hundred and forty-six mines last year, the project succeeded in stabilizing the current employment situation and creating the potential for direct employment of about 7,000 people across the country.
Regarding the impact of activating small-scale mines on the country's economy, he said: "The economy is one of the most important pillars of the country's life and its protection against external and internal threats, stabilization of the current situation and then its progress and promotion are of particular importance." At this critical juncture, when the country is not safe from the economic conspiracies of the enemies, this importance is doubled.
He continued: "Prosperity of production means the implementation of the country's production cycle in various fields, which in addition to meeting the domestic needs of the country, will create new job opportunities." The field of mining and mineral industries is also one of the areas in this important national responsibility, which has always been a pioneer in the field of production and employment in the country, with important mining projects in hand. Creating infrastructure to increase the potential for mineral production of more than 1.8 million tons last year, as well as attracting private sector participation in the mining sector, is one of the main economic effects of the rehabilitation project.
The Executive Director and Secretary of the Coordinating Council for the Rehabilitation, Activation and Development of Small-Scale Mines said: "The boom in mineral production due to the support of the private sector and officials will lead to liquidity to the production sector and control inflation to strengthen the value of the national currency." he does. Also, concluding 16 investment memorandums with so-called mining holdings and attracting more than 100 real and legal investors with investments of over three thousand billion tomans in the field of small mining rehabilitation has been a significant success in attracting private sector participation.
Regarding the situation of small and medium-sized mines in the year of production jump, he said: "The revival plan is considering the valuable experiences of last year, especially the use of synergistic opportunities and the powers of the Coordination Council." Iran, Iran's Mining House and Chamber of Commerce are held continuously and also the favorable opinion of officials and senior managers of the ministry and relevant institutions, the scope of the resuscitation, activation and development of small-scale mines in terms of quantity and quality in the country This year, two hundred mines will be rehabilitated and twenty-five processing plants will be set up on a regular basis Ver has added value creation and preventing the sale of raw materials. The monitoring of 1,46 mines that were revived last year and the finalization of measures to activate and exploit them will continue in line with the new plans of the project.
Regarding the problems of mining activists, Azimi said: "In addition to quoting the declaration obtained from license holders and miners, in the studies and monitoring of the problems and obstacles of small and medium mining activities, detailed expert studies have been carried out by consultants and project experts." In most cases, financing and the need for investors are major problems for miners. There is also a need for proper infrastructure, especially access roads and power lines, the shortage of mining machinery and the problem of importing machinery, the need for processing units, bank arrears and government salaries, as well as real and legal opposition, lack of access to skilled labor, market supply. Sales, the need for additional exploration, etc. are among the problems of mining activists.
* ILNA
