According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, one of the things that miners complain about is the increase in the cost of transporting mineral products. To reduce the cost of mining, they emphasize the development of infrastructure, including roads, railways, ports, transport fleets, etc., and consider providing it as one of the duties of government officials; In other words, it is important to emphasize that the government has a key role to play in reducing mining costs and must provide development infrastructure, including transportation infrastructure.

The importance of strengthening parent industries

Mohammad Hossein Sadat Hosseini Khajoui, senior analyst in the field of industry and mining, pointing out that the current economy of the country needs to strengthen the mother industry more than ever, said: Will enter.

"Unfortunately, the rampant increase in logistics costs in the mining sector has diverted many mines from focusing on the ultimate goal," said the senior industry and mining analyst, lamenting the rising cost of transportation in the mining sector. Today, meeting the basic needs of mines has become an unattainable goal for miners and most of the parent industries in this field.

Hosseini added: "The lack of development of the country's transportation system and the weakness of the competitive environment in this area has led to multiplication of costs, and this in itself is a factor in increasing logistics costs."

Logistics contracting

Asked what the solution is, the senior industry and mining analyst said: "As good experience in the field of Internet transportation has been gained in recent years, Internet logistics contracting can also be considered as the main solution." In this process, the space is prepared for domestic investors to enter the issue of logistics, and at the same time it is an innovative and economical thing.

Referring to the role of large organizations and companies in this field, Hosseini clarified: Large companies can study and plan this strategy as part of their activities.

Logistics service providers are actually third parties and companies that provide outsourced services. If they can use online networks, we will see the formation of a competitive environment to reduce costs and increase employment in various fields, including mining. On the other hand, this will have a great impact on the organization of the country's transportation network.

The senior analyst in the field of industry and mining emphasized that the scope of activity of Internet businesses can be extended beyond the borders in the post-embargo period in the form of cooperation with foreign partners.

 The importance of the target market

Ramin Entezari, Master of Mining, pointing to the importance of selling mineral products in the economic growth of any country, said: "One of the vital factors in the economic structure of any country is easy, fast and low-cost access to mineral markets to target markets and ultimately achieve the main goal of sales." Is.

He continued: "For success in this process, accurate location is obvious and in some cases very sensitive, taking into account all aspects.

High cost of transportation

Referring to the rising cost of transporting mineral products in the country, the senior mining expert said: "The cost of transporting a product to reach the target market sometimes costs up to twice the price of the goods, so in large economic projects, location is very key." Sometimes it takes up to several times the project design time to find the optimal location by considering all the factors and start the executive operation.

 Referring to the factors influencing the location of a project, he said: "Easy access to transportation lines and cheap and available energy resources are among the main factors in locating a project."

Regarding the importance of providing infrastructure for the development of the mining sector, Entezari said: "In the mining sector, the necessary infrastructure should be considered, including transportation and transit roads, railways and ports with high loading and unloading capacities and sufficient depth to moor larger ships."

Export boom

The senior mining expert, in response to the question of what basic measures should be taken to develop the infrastructure, said: the expansion of road transit, modernization of the transport fleet, supply and production of domestic freight wagons, expansion of the country's rail network, etc. are among the cases. Which must be taken seriously by the government.

Entezari emphasized: The prosperity of the mining sector can be achieved by emphasizing the internal capacity and eliminating the infrastructural shortcomings of the country. In particular, we can mention the problems of supplying mining machinery that can be solved by large companies such as Hepco, Arak Machinery, Tabriz Machinery. Of course, providing rail infrastructure is just as important as machinery.

Closing remarks ...

Sometimes the cost of transporting mineral products is so high that the issue of location becomes the main concern of mining activists; Therefore, we need a strong infrastructure to reduce mining costs. Road development, railways, ports, modernization of the transport fleet, etc. are among the issues that must be considered to achieve mineral development. Experts believe that ignoring the obvious and superficial needs of the parent industry, including the mining sector, in the long run will cause irreparable damage to the country's economy. They believe that the weakness of the development of the country's transportation system and the weakness of the competitive environment sometimes lead to increased costs and take the plan out of economic justification.

As a solution, the group emphasizes the role of government in infrastructure development, as well as the role of large organizations and companies in the form of Internet logistics contracting. The scope of activity of this type of business can be extended beyond the borders in the post-embargo period in the form of cooperation with foreign partners.