Mining tourism, clean and lucrative industry
Aydin Zeinalzadeh: The tourism industry is a clean and lucrative industry, and there are many mines in the world that, in addition to extracting and exploiting minerals, also do tourism.
According to the International Exhibition of Iranian Stone, mining tourism is one of the best geotourism activities. Because this visit introduces you to the unknowns of the heart of the earth, the precious minerals and rocks, the activities of the miners and the historical heritage, and makes it possible for a mine to become a destination for tourists to visit and earn a steady income from. Industry has been introduced to our beloved country of Iran, and even mines have been designated for this purpose. We have a conversation with Aydin Zeinalzadeh, an exploration affairs expert at the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade. You can read this interesting report below:
Aydin Zeinalzadeh, an expert on exploration affairs at the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, said: "Last year, on the sidelines of the conference and exhibition of the Olympic Hotel, we identified twenty mines and introduced them to the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade."
Mineral road tourism problems
Regarding the problems created in doing so, he said: "The University of Industries and Mines has created a budget problem for us. طرح This project has had a small budget since 2010. We allocated part of the budget to prepare interpretive reports on the mines." Some were decisive, and the University of Industry and Mines did not return the final phase of the budget that was allocated to us. As a result, no matter how much we say that the results of the research have been announced, no one believes it, because we have to pay the budget and get the interpretive reports.
The exploration expert of the Ministry of Industry continued: "Currently, our problem is with the executive mechanisms of the work, which unfortunately does not have a specific situation." Last week, a working group was formed by the Deputy Minister of Employment and Development of the Ministry of Labor, and the Ministries of Labor, Tourism and Industry were present at the meeting. In this working group, we reached good results in determining these mechanisms in such a working group. With the continuation of these meetings and the executive results, we will see good news in this regard.
Regarding the impact of mining tourism on the economy, Zeinalzadeh said: "The tourism industry is a clean and lucrative industry, and there are many mines in the world that, in addition to extracting and exploiting minerals, also do tourism work. Mining revenue is higher.
He added: "While a mine has the ability to be part of a tourism package in the region, the entry of tourists to that region can have a positive impact on the local economy."
Iran's mines are a tourist attraction
"In the final results, we announced the names of 20 mines that consist of active mines, underground mines, inactive mines, open pit mines and composite mines," Zeinalzadeh said. We do not insist that the mines must be abandoned or inactive, but there are active mines that have great facilities for tourism and tourist attraction, such as the lead and zinc mines of Angoran, Potash Khor and Biabank mines, Chadormelo mine as well as the stone mine. Central Ahangiran, which is an active mine with the possibility of attracting tourists, and these facilities are a guarantee that the mine will not be abandoned until the end of the mine's life, so that these places can be easily navigated.
The Exploration Expert of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade concluded by pointing to the attraction of foreign tourists to see Iran's mines: "Given that in the past many foreigners, such as Germans and Russians, lived in Iran during our research at the time of the report." And given the other issues in this area, we've come to realize that foreigners like to see the activities of their ancestors, both culturally and minerally, in other countries up close, and that's an experience we've gained from other countries, and we're thinking. We believe that this is a good opportunity and goal in our country to attract foreign tourists. Of course, in addition to these, our own mines in Iran also have attractions to attract foreign tourists.
