According to the International Stone Exhibition of Iran, the activation of abandoned or closed mines is one of the plans of the twelfth government, which has been key since last year. Now the president is emphasizing the launch of hundreds of inactive mines that have locked up national assets.

Statistics from the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade show that there are 5,600 active mines, 4,495 inactive mines and a total of more than 10,100 mines with exploitation licenses in the country. has it.
The amount of mineral extraction in the 11th and 12th governments of the active mines is about 400 million tons per year, but according to the Fifth Development Plan, the amount of mineral extraction was supposed to reach 5.7 million tons, but this did not materialize.

The economy relies on mining and the mining industry

The withdrawal of the United States from Borjam in May 1397 was followed by the first round of oil sanctions, and then in November of that year, the second round of sanctions took place. Thus, it became clear that the oil-dependent economy of our country could not meet the needs of the country in this situation.

Hussein Modarres Khiabani, head of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, said: "If the country is to cross the oil economy, the closest economy it can rely on is mining and the mining industry."

He added that years of reliance on oil have made the country's rich mines and resources, which could replace oil, unattractive, but now that oil revenues do not exist, the mining sector and the mining industry must be focused.

The street teacher believes that if we are to turn to a single-product economy, the economy will certainly be based on mining. Today, mining and mineral industries have come to the aid of the country and a special account has been opened on these industries.

He stressed that the issue of exploiting the mining sector and the mining industry must be properly and accurately targeted. Previous data and assessments cannot provide the necessary guarantees, because the global economy is like a turbulent sea, and the economic value of minerals in the market fluctuates every day, but products can increase our maneuverability in target markets.

"As far as oil goes, Iran's reliance on mining and the mining industry is growing," he said. "The total export of mines and mining last year was about $ 9 billion, and it looks like $ 9 billion this year." It's a small number, but we should try to offer more honorable numbers in this area.

Development of main strategy exploration

The head of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade believes that if we want to be a leader in the field of mining and mineral industries, we need to develop exploration in the first place.

The fact that the eleventh and twelfth governments have given exploratory activities in the mining sector another depth and meaning; But the remaining one-year opportunity of the Twelfth Government brings to the fore some speculation about the achievements of this section for objectification.

The issue of a "single trustee" for mining exploration is not far-fetched, but the entry of the Iranian Organization for the Development and Renovation of Mines and Mining Industries (Imidro) since 2014 has changed this field. Good results are expected to be achieved with the co-operation of the country's Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration Organization.

Instead of using the media, statistics in the mining and mineral industries should provide the ground for planning and progress, and the supervisory authorities should carry out their duties from zero to one hundred in order to achieve large government budgets.

The street teacher emphasized the need to use the world's current knowledge and technology in the field of mineral exploration and said: "Today, the world is moving on the line of knowledge; Therefore, in addition to the equipment used in the field of mineral exploration, effective and strong communication with academic, research and research centers should be established.

Production leaps in the light of avoiding raw. Sales

Today, when the mutation of production is on the agenda as the main approach in all sectors, the avoidance of the sale of minerals must be emphasized, because the countries of the world will never achieve added value or development of human employment by exporting minerals, but export. The product boosts the employment market while achieving high added value.

Khodadad Gharibpour, chairman of Imidro's board of directors, said last year that one of the problems with Imidro's performance was the sale of raw materials. "The organization is not a raw material seller, but to prevent the sale of raw iron ore, it has set up a concentrate and pellet factory," he said. It is in Sangan (Khorasan Razavi). He added: "Along with large mines, a processing plant has been built and by preventing the sale of raw materials, the production capacity of steel has reached thirty-five million tons, and the actual production has reached twenty-eight million tons."

In 1397, the amount of steel production was twenty-five million tons, and between three and four million tons are added to the country's steel capacity annually, which will increase the volume of exports.

The street teacher also said that the establishment of small and medium-sized mines with the participation of the private sector is one of the requirements for the development of the mining exploration sector during the year of the production leap.

According to Vajiatollah Jafari, CEO of Iran Minerals Production Company (affiliated to Imidro), in August of last year, about ninety-eight percent of all mines in the country were small-scale, accounting for eighty-five percent of the mining sector's employment share.

Setting up processing units

Belief that the extraction of minerals and their export in raw form cannot guarantee comprehensive development has also reached the public mind, and it is not a point that only relevant experts and experts can confirm; Therefore, the use of modern technology as a principle should be considered.

In this year's program, the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade has targeted twenty-five mining processing units as part of its production leap. Mineral processing will also pave the way for exports; However, in today's competitive market, navigating to target markets is not easy, and its sustainability is a major concern.

Iran was one of the importers of ingots and steel products in the early nineties and earlier, and the figures of five to seven million tons have been included in the published news, but today it has reached the ceiling of about ten million tons of exports and different countries in five continents. Applicants for this strategic metal are produced in our country.

Accordingly, Iran's quality products in each sector with the characteristic of export-oriented can bring us different markets, and this necessity must be emphasized in all sectors.

last word

Iran is ranked tenth in the world in terms of diversity in terms of sixty-eight types of minerals, but has not yet gained a proportionate share of exports in various sectors; Thus, in the field of decorative stones and facades, despite being among the top five countries, it is in the field of exports between twenty to twenty-five countries.

The issue of reviving and activating small-scale mining in the Twelfth Government has been considered as an important topic for production growth and job creation, but production without an export perspective cannot be aligned with the country's growth and development goals and needs to be laid.

Internal and external production can be achieved when the executive apparatus does not take an island approach to this important issue, and convergence and overlap as a serious principle is put on the agenda and followed until the export stage in the programming process.

In the final year of the Twelfth Government, it is expected to provide a platform for mining and the mining industry, which will provide a solid foundation for economic growth.