Pay attention to small mines
Developed countries, in addition to having made 100% explorations in their homeland, are re-reading and making new discoveries after 20 years.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, at the beginning of the revolution we had about two hundred mines in the country, while today there are about ten thousand exploration licenses, which mainly include small mines.
In the meantime, proper exploitation of mines is very important and we must be able to use the capacity of small mines. The problem in our country is that small mines have not been properly exploited; As a result, for the development of these mines, the necessary organization must be done so that it can be properly exploited.
We have explored about seven percent of the land area and we still have a long way to go before we can identify and exploit small mines; In other words, we are still at this seven percent, while our resources have a lot of work to do and we need to be able to operate at a very high capacity.
Developed countries, in addition to having made 100% explorations in their homeland, are re-reading and making new discoveries after 20 years. We also need to appreciate the resources and use them properly. The mine must support the industry. This sector supplies the industry raw materials and can lead to processing growth; Therefore, in these conditions, we must be able to set up small mines and make them prosperous.
In the meantime, the government should have incentive policies and dismantle the mines that are not being exploited properly and are being closed, and hand them over to those who are qualified.
This policy of the government controlling and managing the mines must be strictly avoided; This is because the mines either remain stagnant for years or are exploited at very low capacity; As a result, the important issue is the importance of small mines and their management by the private sector.
Saber Parnian - Chairman of the Board and Managing Director of Tehran Industrial Towns Company - Samat
