According to the International Exhibition of Iranian Stone, if mining organizations and non-governmental organizations active in the field of mining are considered by the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade and their opinions are used to legislate and regulate regulations, the ministry will benefit from experts and the process will be faster. It's going on.

Avoid making public decisions

Abolghasem Siddiq, CEO of a mining company, said that the future minister should interact more with non-governmental organizations and mining organizations. "These organizations determine what directives and decisions are enacted and what are useful approvals because of their relationship with miners," he said. The philosophy of these organizations around the world is to advise the legislature and share their experiences.

He continued: "Fortunately, a new appointment has been made in the ministry and a person has been appointed as the liaison between the ministry and the people's organizations, the Mining Institute, and I hope that such decisions will continue."

Commenting on the importance of the ministry's cooperation with NGOs, the CEO said: "For example, during the ministry of Mohammad Shariatmadari, a circular was issued that did not provide any waste collection permits, while the circular was 100% contrary to Article 15 of the Mining Law." Therefore, when the Minister does not communicate with non-governmental organizations, we see that a decision is made that is completely contrary to the mining law and the healthy mining activity.

Referring to the consequences of unilateral decisions, Sediq said: "An employee who works in the province's Industry, Mining and Trade Organization does not know what to do." Because if he enforces the directive, he has acted against the law, and if he obeys the law, he has violated the directive! The result will be mining.

He complained about some of the decisions made by the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade: "The policies of the ministry should go in a direction that avoids the decisions of the people." If a decision is to be made, it should be in consultation with various mineral associations such as iron ore, lead and zinc to achieve the desired results, rather than adding to the problem.

Referring to the negative impact of the increase in export duties on mining activity last year, Sediq said: "Unfortunately, the lack of investment sometimes causes irreparable losses to miners." The increase in export duties last year led to the closure of some small mines; For example, many of the mines that were active in the field of chromite are unfortunately closed today.

The mining activist concluded by pointing out that the future minister should be concerned about the mining sector, saying that the field of study related to mining is definitely affecting one's performance. The view of someone who does not specialize in mining is sometimes different from that of those who have studied in this field for years. Also, someone who has a lot of experience in this work is still different from someone who does not have experience in mining.

Facilitate mining activities

 Mehdi Nabipoor, CEO of a mining consortium, said: "We expect the next minister to facilitate mining activities. Our mines have a good capacity and can replace oil, while they have been forgotten and are being considered as they should be." Not taken; So we expect the future minister to spend more time on the mines and to facilitate their activities.

Noting that there is a long way to go from practice to practice, the CEO of the Mining Consortium said: "Although there has been good talk about mining in the country so far, no serious action has been taken." Obstacles such as export restrictions, poor support for miners and self-imposed sanctions are evidence of this claim.

He continued: "Although we have not yet acquired the technology inside the country, we see that restrictions are being imposed on imports." Imported mining machines have a high price, and if we provide them with subsidies to the miner and support domestic manufacturing machines, they can be processed and extracted with good quality.

Referring to the need for the organizations to take them seriously and consult with them, he said: "In order to grow the mine, we need to support non-governmental organizations and activists in various fields;" Although this issue has been raised for several years, it remains largely a matter of words.

Nabipour said that specialized people should be used in the ministry, adding that the deputy for mining should enter the field of mining professionally and take the time to do so. The future minister should also use experts who are concerned about the growth of the country's mines.

"Unfortunately, we see that in many cases, non-experts are used in various centers, especially in the Provincial Industry, Mining and Trade Organization," the mining activist complained about the personal views and tastes of some government agencies. Although we have well-educated forces in many areas, unfortunately, non-experts are still used, who often act according to their own tastes.

He said that one of the reasons for the lack of investment in the mining sector was the merger of the ministry, adding that the mine has been marginalized since the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade merged. Unfortunately, the export sector is in trouble, if we have a lot of capacity in the mining sector that can start the engine of the economy.

In the end, Nabipoor, referring to the consequences of sudden decisions, said: "People's directives and overnight decisions will deal a big blow to the mining sector;" For example, the increase in tolls in the second half of last year caused our stone customers to go to Turkey, and as a result, the stone market did not develop as it should.