According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Semnan province is one of the industrial and mining hubs in the east of the country with about 1,840 operating licenses for industrial and mining units with an investment of about 76,000 billion rials and employment for more than 68,800 people. Has a significant boom in the country's economic cycle.

More than 42 types of minerals are extracted from Semnan mines out of 72 known minerals of the country, and this province is ranked sixth in terms of mineral extraction and fifth in the country in the number of mines index.

Mineral reserves in Semnan province are so rich that 40% of gypsum, 60% of salt, 95% of celestine, 95% of zeolite, 15% of sodium sulfate, 15% of coal and 20% of chromite are present in Semnan and annually there are about 16 million Tons of minerals are extracted in the province.

Despite all these capacities, the province's mines face various problems such as lack of proper economic return due to lack of sales market, wear and tear of machinery, local opposition, barriers to executive bodies, expiration of operating licenses and in some cases lack of necessary safety.

Therefore, the production of mines in Semnan province as a mining province is on the agenda to identify obstacles and problems, roadmap and appropriate strategy for mines to be considered to turn the large mineral capacity of the province into the cycle of production, employment and economic development of Semnan Be.

The average of inactive mines in Semnan is higher than the country

The Director General of the Economic Affairs Coordination Office of Semnan Governorate said: Semnan is one of the provinces where the percentage of inactive mines is higher than the national average and it was decided to hold a monthly meeting to follow up and address the existing problems and rehabilitate inactive mines.

Mehdi Salamati, pointing out that the mining sector is one of the priorities of the economy in Semnan province, added: According to the report, out of 6488 mines in the province until the end of 1398, 271 mines were inactive, which in the first four months of 99 366 mines became inactive.

He added: "According to this report, the amount of inactive mines in Semnan province has increased in recent years for various reasons, and with the visit of the Deputy Minister of Interior to the province, the order to follow up, rehabilitate and generate these mines was on the agenda."

The Director General of the Economic Affairs Coordination Office of Semnan Governorate reminded: According to the statement of the Industry, Mining and Trade Organization of the 648 mines in the province, 184 mines are inactive and 42 mines are being equipped, and in fact 28% of the mines are inactive.

Referring to the pathology, Salamat noted: 3.5% of mines have problems with opposition from local organizations and opponents, 4% have problems with lack of infrastructure and lack of economic justification, 1.4% have problems with lack of safety, and half have problems with death. 3% of the exploiters faced the problem of expiration of the exploitation license and 11% had the problem of market stagnation and low quality of minerals and were closed.

 He added: "Also, 3.7% of the mines were supportive and 1.4% are in a state of temporary closure."

Support raw material supply mines

One of the miners of Semnan province said: "Today, many large factories in the province need raw materials, some of which are present in the mines of the province, and if the mine owner is not active, iodine must be removed."

Ali Asghar Jomei stated: Despite the active and rich mines in Semnan province, the impact of these mines on the province's economy and the existing capabilities in this sector should be counted, studied and identified.

The miner of Semnan province emphasized: The cases and issues that have led to the deactivation of "mines" should be identified and prevented in order to think of appropriate solutions to prevent the closure of mines.

Develop a roadmap for the mines of Semnan province

The Deputy Governor of Semnan for Economic Affairs Coordination said: a road map, road method and specific strategy for the province's mines from handover to exploitation should be developed.

Alireza Sharifinejad, stating that there is a need to formulate and present an scientific program based on the pathologies made about the problems of the province's mines, said: a roadmap, and a specific strategy from handover to exploitation for each of the province's mines with infrastructure , Economic justification, applicant eligibility and other items should be on the agenda.

He stressed that people who have a good processing history in the field of minerals, should be given priority for the transfer of mines, noting that the main custodian of the mining sector in the province is the Organization of Industry, Mines and Trade and there is a need to solve problems. In this area, in order to become more practical and specialized in the form of ideas to achieve the desired result.

Sharifinejad emphasized: in the discussion of mines, a full audit should be done in order to obtain knowledge in this section, so that with the desired realization of this important thing, the needs will be identified and counted.

He continued: in the mining sector of Semnan province, the necessary measures should be taken seriously to witness the desired change and transformation in this area, and by passing the problem-solving stage, solving problems and problems and developing mines and economic growth of the province.

The Deputy Governor of Semnan for Economic Affairs, while emphasizing the updating of information and statistics in this section, stated: Special safety studies on 9 mines in the province that were closed due to lack of proper safety should be put on the agenda if possible Solve the problems and return to the production cycle with complete safety.

The reason for the closure of 52% of Semnan mines is the lack of economic efficiency

The head of the Industry, Mining and Trade Organization of Semnan Province said: "The field of mining activity is very different from industry. Small mines today face problems and issues that have become pathological and need attention."

Ali Tashneh Del added: The reason for the closure of 52% of mines in Semnan province is the market recession, economic problems and lack of proper efficiency.

He said that large mines are facing the wear and tear of machinery that needs to be renovated, adding that 16 inactive mines in the province are facing the problem of opposition from local authorities and local opposition.

He continued: 15 closed mines are also facing the problem of lack of economic justification due to the lack of proper infrastructure for extraction.

The head of the Industry, Mining and Trade Organization of Semnan Province, noting that there are 23 support mines in the province that can meet the needs of large manufacturing plants, reminded: 9 of the inactive mines, which are mainly in the field of coal and salt, The reason for the safety problem is that they are not currently active.

He added that the necessary measures to activate the mines are on the agenda: activation, generation and rehabilitation of mines, job creation, economic growth and life, civilization and dynamism of society will follow.

* IRNA