According to the International Exhibition of Iranian Stone, the issue of reviving small-scale mines, which is actually related to mines that have been closed, was raised in May 2016 by the then Minister of Industry (Mohammad Shariatmadari) to the provinces and the Minerals Production Company (affiliated to Imidro). He was introduced as the presenter.

After new agreements were signed between the trustee and the executive body, the company entered the executive stage on behalf of the Organization for the Development and Renovation of Mines and Mining Industries of Iran (Imidro).

In addition, last year, this plan was approved as one of the main programs of the Ministry of Industry as a resistance economy plan.

Mining Rehabilitation Project Objectives

Use of existing capital in the private sector to activate small-scale mining, use the potential of small mines to increase mineral production and meet the needs of large-scale mining industries, facilitate the provision of capital for mines and identify small mineral opportunities for investors in sectors Different countries, developing and creating sustainable employment in less developed areas, using new technologies to process lower grade minerals and making optimal use of existing scientific-executive capacity and capabilities, financial resources, data, information And manpower is portrayed as the goal of this plan.

Statistics of the country's mines according to the Ministry of Industry

The latest statistics released by the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade show that the number of mines licensed to operate in the country has reached 1,400, and in May this year, the news of the activation of more than 5,600 mines was announced. Was.

Therefore, according to these statistics, there are at least four thousand stagnant or inactive mines, and the rest are likely to have conditions such as being equipped or renovated and improved.

Small scale mining development methods

Within the framework of the project, Imidro has developed various methods to pave the way for the development of such mines, guaranteed purchase of all mines and mineral products and the creation of processing units, assistance to infrastructure in the form of partnerships with investors and consumers of minerals. , Development of small mobile processing units using investment capacity by defining mineral packages in the form of small mines, financial support and granting facilities which are important factors for setting up these mines and creating or developing the market of mineral products domestically or between Share international, additional exploration operations and increase reserves

Powers of the Supreme Council of Mines Support tools

In this regard, the head of Iran's Mining House explained to IRNA: "Today, the powers of the Supreme Council of Mines of Iran should be used to speed up the process of reviving small-scale mines, and now the council is part of its duties to Imidro (Company). Preparation and production of Iranian minerals has been delegated to accelerate the issue and infrastructure has been provided and a monitoring team (composed of the Mining House, Iran Chamber, Deputy Minister of Mines of the Ministry of Industry and Management of the Minerals Production Company) will be formed.

He said: "Therefore, the restoration of small-scale mines is in the functional area of ​​the company for the preparation and production of minerals and is one of the projects of resistance economy and is expected to increase the extraction of minerals and play an effective role in supplying food to the mining industry." .

Mohammad Rezabahraman pointed out: "Based on the evaluation of the mines closed by the mining rehabilitation team, this issue is now being followed by three approaches. Is.

Activation of stagnant mines with public participation

According to Bahraman, the national mining rehabilitation team is now considering these factors, and in fact it is a great help to the mining trustee (Ministry of Industry's Deputy Minister of Mines) to activate this cycle.

He pointed out: "Today, the capability of all sectors must be used to rehabilitate small-scale mines and liquefy them, and performance in this regard does not make sense."

 The Ministry of Industry announced last year that all provinces of the country will be covered by the plan to rehabilitate, activate and develop small-scale mines by next year.

 Last year, 12 provinces were covered by the Small-Scale Mines Activation Project and it was estimated that a total of 50 small mines would be rehabilitated by the end of last year, but eventually 1,400 mines were activated by the end of last year. They gave.

Small-scale mining and employment

 If 15 people are hired to activate each mine, it will provide employment for 750 people in the form of 50 mines, but last year the news published by Imidro about employment employed about 3,000 people.

Bahraman added: "According to preliminary studies on 1,800 mines in the country, the mining rehabilitation program has been studied and this is a new move in the twelfth government, and the version that will bring prosperity to production while making new investments." It will have the consequences of direct and indirect employment of about four hundred and twenty-five thousand people.

According to the plan to rehabilitate small-scale mines, the activation of five hundred mines with an employment rate of 25,000 people was predicted, but now the prevalence of coronary heart disease has affected all economic sectors of the country, in addition to social, cultural, etc.

The head of Iran's Mining House stressed: "An important factor in the plan to revive small-scale mines is to rely on the role of the Mining Investment Insurance Fund, which can provide the basis for its objectivity, especially for the entry of new and second-hand mining machinery without They will not thrive in the mining sector.

 Iran is ranked tenth in the world in terms of exploration of sixty-eight types of minerals in terms of diversity, and by identifying about sixty billion tons of exploration reserves, of which over forty billion tons are definite and the rest are possible.

Ministry of Industry and Planning this year

Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry in the latest information made in May this year, while confirming the revival and activation of one hundred and forty-six mines in the country last year, said: It is one of a thousand mines.

Earlier, Vajihollah Jafari, CEO of Iran Minerals Production and Production Company, said that until March 24 last year, in the field of activation of small-scale mines, about one hundred and forty-five mines have been activated and thirty-two mines have been activated. Is.

He added: "Eight hundred and eighty-one mines have also undergone clinical examinations, such as recognizing the problems in the mine and finding complications."

* IRNA