According to the International Exhibition of Iranian Stone, mines of coal, fluorine and lead to mineral pumice, decorative stones, barite, silica and other types of minerals are found in Mazandaran. This province is the land of unknown and hidden treasures from which you go gold.

From the total mass of identified minerals, seventeen types of minerals with a capacity of twenty-two million tons are currently being extracted in Mazandaran, but according to experts and geologists, each region of the province is full of hidden reserves and treasures that have not been extracted yet.

The planning and exploration plan to identify minerals and treasures hidden in the province's soil has been key for several years, and the completion of this plan and the identification of mineral reserves and treasures have a significant impact on the dynamism of the province's economy.

At present, more than two hundred and fifty mines have been registered in Mazandaran, about half of which are inactive, and taking advantage of the capacity of this sector will play a positive role in the development of employment and economic growth in the province.

Abbas Abdi, Deputy Head of Mining Affairs of Mazandaran Industry Organization, stated about the situation of mines in the province: At present, there are twenty-two active mines in the coal sector, thirty-seven mountain deposit deposits, forty-eight three-lime and carcass mines, twelve florin mines and one mine. Mineral pumice, a lead and zinc mine, granite, marble, travertine and silica mines are active in the province.

He described the number of active mines in the province as one hundred and forty-one and the number of inactive mines as one hundred and sixteen. There is.

He stated that the number of jobs created in the province's mining sector is 3,800 people and said: "Most of these people employ 2,273 people in the coal mine."

Abdi announced the amount of investment made in the mining sector in total more than one thousand and thirty-two billion rials and said: the current mining capacity is more than twenty-two million and four hundred and twenty-six thousand eight hundred and eighty-two tons. Of this amount, seven hundred and sixty-six thousand tons of coal are extracted.

The head of the Mining Deputy of Mazandaran Industry Organization stated that the amount of ore deposited is eight million six hundred and thirty thousand five hundred tons and the carcass limestone is eleven million four hundred and fifty thousand tons. One million one hundred and twenty-four thousand four hundred and twenty-two tons, of which more than twenty-two million tons are currently being harvested.

Regarding the mining licenses issued this year, he said: "This year, four mountain deposit licenses, four carcass stone licenses, one coal mine license and one clay license have been issued in the province with a capacity of extracting six hundred and five thousand six hundred tons."

He cited mining licenses, including limestone, mountain deposits, fluorine, and sand, in the province's 11,950,000 tonnes.

An examination of Mazandaran's export performance shows that the province's share is not significant, despite having rich mineral reserves.

Hossein Esmaeilzadeh, a member of the Mazandaran Industrial Association, said that Mazandaran had a record in florin minerals and ornamental rocks in national markets, adding that its share of the export market was small.

Backwardness in processing and exporting reserves

"So far, a small percentage of this mineral has been processed in the province and its exports are not high, and this is a sign of backwardness in the processing of reserves," he said, referring to the province's second-highest rate of fluorine mineral reserves.

He also stated that the province's mineral exploration has not been improved and only a small percentage of the province's minerals are extracted, adding: "We have a lot of mineral reserves in different parts of the province that have not been activated yet."

He continued: "In the field of iron ore and metal minerals, we have many capabilities and reserves that we could not use due to problems and climatic conditions, lack of necessary support and lack of proper equipment and today."

Ismailzadeh noted that there is little interest in foreign investment in mining, citing cumbersome rules, including obstacles: "In previous years, foreign investors announced their readiness for mining, but cumbersome rules and regulations led to this sector." Do not enter.

He described the banks' contractionary policies as one of the problems facing supporting the export of minerals, saying that banks are looking for valuable collateral to provide export facilities, which is one of the challenges.

The existence of various mines and numerous mineral reserves can bring diversification to the province, but the performance of the province's export sector over the years shows that it has not made good use of this sector.

Hossein Gholi Qavanloo, head of the Mazandaran Industry Organization, said that the province has great potential in the field of minerals, adding: "In recent years, part of the province's reserves and minerals have been exported to countries such as Turkmenistan and Turkey."

He said that a large volume of the province's exports is cement, adding: in 1397 about one million and eight hundred and twenty-two thousand tons and last year about two million two hundred and eighty-eight thousand tons of products in this field were exported.

According to Qavanloo, the export of crude steel is also in the province's product portfolio, and last year forty-four thousand tons were exported to different countries.

The head of Mazandaran Industry, Mining and Trade Organization announced the development of mineral industries and its chains as one of the important programs of the year of production jump in the mining sector and said: a percentage of the province's mines are inactive and its resurgence is on the agenda.

Export of cement and gypsum

He said: "In the province's basket, products such as cement and gypsum are among the export programs that have been exported to various countries, including Kazakhstan and Russia, and we must take further steps in the field of exporting other mineral reserves."

Mazandaran customs statistics this year also show that the share of mineral exports in the first three months of this year was insignificant and only seven percent of the province's exports worth three million dollars were related to cement.

Despite the various capabilities of Mazandaran in the field of mining, the province is still free of foreign exchange reserves in the field of mineral reserves and the province's minerals are extracted from the natural cycle in raw form and used in various sectors. It seams.