Renovation of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari mines needs 3,000 billion rials of credit
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries, referring to the need to upgrade mining equipment, said: In addition to three thousand and 680 billion rials of credit is needed to renovate and equip 92 active mines in this province.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Mehrdad Ghasemi Dastgerdi stated that the amount of private sector investment in the mining sector of this province is 3,300 billion Rials and stated: If the government supports the payment of appropriate facilities to users and modernization of machinery, a change in quantity And the quality of the product will be created.
He announced the activation of 6 mines closed this year and specified: with the activation of this number of decorative stone, sand and gypsum mines, 35 people were provided with employment and mineral production increased by 30% in the first half of this year.
Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, announced the abandonment and revocation of exploitation licenses of 140 old mines in different cities of the province and said: some of these mines are located in the cities and villages or have conflicts, in the past from statistics The province's mines were removed, and the issuance of a call and auction of eight abandoned old mines in the province for revitalization and activation with the cooperation of the private sector is on the agenda.
Ghasemi Dastgerdi reminded the closure of five active mines in the province due to the cut-off of communication and access by the order of judicial authorities around the city of Junqan in Farsan city this year and said: with the protest and complaint of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in Blocking miners' heavy vehicles from the old and historic Gishnigan Bridge The access to the mines with the city center has been cut off and the mines have been deactivated.
He estimated the credit required for the construction of an alternative bridge and the construction of a new access road to the mines at 100 billion rials and said: "If the credit is provided and the bridge is constructed, five ready-made decorative stone mines will resume their activities."
According to IRNA, an average of five million tons of minerals, including carcass stone, facade stone, silica, gypsum, refractory clay, decorative stones and cement raw materials, are produced annually in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari.
* IRNA
