The delegation of authority of the Supreme Council of Mines to the governors should be legal
Chairman of the Mining Committee of the Iranian Stone Association: The issue of delegating the authority of the Supreme Council of Mines to the Provincial Mining Council, which will be chaired by the governors, will not work without strict legislation.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Aziz Mirzaeian explained: The issue of delegating the powers of the Supreme Council of Mines to the Provincial Mines Council is envisaged in the framework of the Sixth Development Plan, but needs to be reconsidered.
He added: "The head of the industry, mining and trade organizations at the provincial level in the said council, can not implement the macro-policies of the mining sector announced by the Minister of Industry, because he acts as the secretary of the council and It has no effect.
The Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade announced the transfer of 90% of the powers of the Supreme Council of Mines to the provinces within the next month, at the beginning of the fourth phase of the steel completion chain in Pasargad Steel Complex (Fars Province).
Alireza Razm Hosseini added: delegating authority to the provinces is the right of the governors and when I was the governor, I followed this issue.
Mirzaeian pointed out: The merger of the Ministries of Mines and Metals with industries and then trade caused the disappearance of the custodian of the mining sector and in previous years, the Deputy Minister of Mines in the Ministry of Industries and Mines and then Industry, Mines and Trade has not always been able to play an effective role in this sector. And in conflicts between environmental protection organizations, natural resources, etc. with the mining sector has not been able to play a good role.
On August 22, the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade announced: "According to the approval of Hossein Modarres Khiabani, the head of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, part of the powers of the Supreme Council of Mines will be transferred to the Provincial Mines Council."
Therefore, part of the provisions of the powers of the High Council of Mines, including reducing or increasing the stock of mines, exploitation, quality and quantity of reserves, the amount of withdrawals and incentives at the disposal of this council for optimal exploitation of mineral reserves are assigned to provincial mining councils.
The decision was also announced to boost mineral production as well as mobilize and rehabilitate inactive mines.
Mirzaeian added: "The important issue for the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry is activity and experience in the executive sector, and this has not been considered in the appointment of the current Deputy Minister and has resulted in current problems."
He added: "The provincial council of mines does not comply with the law on mines and needs to be reviewed and examined by experts, and the transfer of all the powers of the Supreme Council of Mines to the provinces will be a problem."
In another part of his speech in Fars province, Razm Hosseini said that the closed mines would be released in the next two or three months and given to the provinces to create new capacities for development and employment.
According to the Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade, with the release of the closed mines, in addition to creating new jobs and capacity, sales licenses will be greatly reduced.
The head of the Mining Committee of the Iranian Stone Association pointed out: It is expected that the organizations, as non-governmental organizations, will be the real defenders of the union's interests, but they have also sought to consolidate their position and can not defend the mining sector.
According to Mirzaeian, today the mining sector is off the rails and does not have a trustee to monitor it and prevent it from going astray, and the government should address the issue of the importance of the mining sector.
According to the report, about 10,600 mines are licensed in the country, but about 4,500 mines are stagnant and inactive. Annually, an average of 400 million tons of minerals are extracted from the country's active mines, of which 60 to 65% are construction materials.
* IRNA
