According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, the mines are a way to reduce dependence on the oil economy and increase GDP, and according to experts present at the IRNA roundtable to jump production in this sector to change the attitude of officials, reform laws, scientific roadmap and Use of equipment and up-to-date knowledge is required.

Mining and mining industries are one of the areas for the realization of the production leap, because the acceleration of the implementation of development projects in the steel, copper, aluminum, lead and zinc chains, on the one hand, and the step-by-step entry of new projects into the production circuit, is a clear reason. It is important.

In the last months of last year, events took place that make the achievement of the production leap more tangible. One of the most concrete examples is the production of the largest and most modern aluminum plant in Iran called South Aluminum (Salco), which alone is 100% of its production capacity. Metal is increasing in the country.

In addition, this year is the time for the steelmaking sector of provincial steel projects to come to fruition. On the other hand, Sangan, as the iron ore capital of Iran, which is called Assaluyeh in the east of the country, will host new iron ore concentrate and pellet production plants Other examples such as this project are being implemented in the country.

The basis of the activity of the mining and mineral industries is exploration, so during the past year and a half, 400,000 square kilometers have been added to the activities of this sector, which is the most unprecedented exploration activity in the history of the country's mining.

As a result of these discoveries, 760 promising areas have been discovered so far, of which 280 areas have been licensed, which will introduce new mines to the country, which will definitely play a key role in the leap and prosperity of production.

The share of currency appreciation of the mining sector and mining industries, while the double-digit growth of exports in the previous year, assumes an increasing share of the country's total exports and today plays a special role in the country's non-oil exports.

Isfahan province is one of the mining hubs and related industries in the country and has more than 800 mines with employment of 8,991 people and a fixed investment of 689 billion tomans. Last year, despite the restrictions, 100 items of goods with The value of more than 2 billion and 600 million dollars was exported from Isfahan to 40 countries, and this year, despite the problems and sanctions, more than 20% of the mineral production produced in the province has been exported abroad.

This effective sector, despite the changes in the economy, but faces many obstacles that activists want to reform the law, change attitudes and complete the chain of activities in this area and the need to flourish the capacity of this important sector by adopting scientific measures and meeting the needs and They emphasize the problems ahead.

Due to the importance of this issue in the country's economy, the Islamic Republic News Agency of Isfahan Province held a roundtable discussion entitled "Challenges of Mines and the need to flourish the capacity of this sector for economic development" with the presence of Mohammad Sarjoogian, Deputy Minister of Mining and Mining Industries of Isfahan Molaei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Isfahan Mining Association, Hesamuddin Farhadi, Advisor to the Mines Commission of the Isfahan Chamber of Commerce, and Ali Khan Nasr Isfahani, a university professor and researcher in the field of mines

Activity of 600 mines in Isfahan

Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of Isfahan Industry, Mining and Trade Organization said: out of 834 mining exploitation licenses in this province, 600 mines are engaged in mining activities.

In this IRNA roundtable, Mohammad Sarjoogian referred to the appearance of Isfahan mines and added: "The mines of this province are in the field of stone, metal, non-metal and construction materials. It is harvested annually.

He stated that the nominal production capacity of 834 mines in this region is 50 million tons per year and the employment of 9,000 people, which will be achieved by activating inactive mines.

He stated that 160 exploration licenses were issued and 37 exploration certificates were issued this year, noting that out of 37 exploration certificates, 33 were exploitation licenses after the legal process and were added to the total number of mines in the province. It has paved the way for 1,200 new jobs.

Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of Isfahan Industry, Mining and Trade Organization, stating that miners must pay an amount to the treasury annually under the title of government salary, clarified: This figure is different for each mine and is based on the exploitation license in 9 months This year, 370 billion rials have been deposited in the treasury account from this province, and this amount has increased by more than 50% compared to the same period last year.

He cited revenue opportunities for metal mines, leaps in production, rising some mineral prices and the payment of past debts of some miners as factors in increasing government salaries, saying: "We have not seen price increases this year to pay these costs."

The mission of the Ministry of Industry in realizing the leap in mining production

Referring to the notification program for production leaps in the field of mines, Sarjoogian said: "Development of exploration activities, rehabilitation and activation and development of small-scale mines, completion of metal chains, preparation and renovation of mines and development of database data are the basic measures for production leaps in mines." The first mission is the responsibility of the Ministry of Silence and this program is implemented in the provinces.

He reminded: "According to this instruction, Isfahan province is committed to issuing 40 exploration licenses and activating 15 mines, of which 33 licenses have been issued and 10 inactive mines have been activated, and the rest will be done in the remaining three months of the year."

Each direct mining job creates 19 indirect job opportunities

The chairman of the board of directors of the Isfahan Miners' Association said: "The government's view of mining activity should change from expectation as a source of income to an important factor creating employment and increasing national income, and this change of perspective is necessary among officials and people."

Jamshid Molaei continued the IRNA roundtable as a representative of Isfahan miners, referring to the position and role of activities in this field to increase non-oil revenues and supply of raw materials for large industries, added: "According to international standards, 19 indirect job opportunities for each direct mining job." Sustainable is created and this is a different and sustainable model in the national economy.

He continued: "In addition to national production, miners provide the infrastructure of large industries in financing and economic growth, but the wrong attitudes are contrary to this issue and the correct and uncompromising implementation of the mining law is requested by mining activists. Resolving its contradictions with other laws such as the law of natural resources and environmental laws has caused problems and not addressed the concerns and obstacles ahead and the development of mining.

He added: "The average depth of current exploration is at the level of one to two meters, and for the development of the mine and more production, it should be entered at greater depths to a depth of 600 meters and more to increase the country's God-given mineral reserves and mineral production." Achieve higher records.

He reminded: the productivity of the country's mines is about one percent of the country's mineral reserves and there is more production and investment capacity for mining and exploitation of mines, but the wrong view of this area has hindered the comprehensive development of this area.

The different laws of the relevant institutions are a serious challenge

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Isfahan Mining Association, stating that the beginning of a mine's activity is a specialized inquiry from the environment, natural resources and obtaining licenses from industry, mining and trade, said: These three institutions each have different rules and regulations Sometimes they violate each other and this creates a great challenge for the mining activist.

He added: "In case of disputes between these bodies, there is no board or apparatus for resolving disputes between departments, and in some cases, these conflicts reach the local people and create social tensions or lead to legal and judicial disputes that all These have made the mining business environment very stressful and risky.

He said that Iran is the second largest producer of decorative stones in the world, noting that in this area, as much as Turkey, there is an opportunity to harvest and produce in Isfahan province, but legal obstacles and lack of common ground for the development of mining have forgotten these capacities. It has become economically important.

He pointed to the mines and waste and said: "According to the law, these minerals are at the disposal of the Ministry of Silence and in protected areas need a permit from the environment and miners do not have the right to exploit it, while about four times the amount of mineral production." Mineral tailings are created that can be used for other uses, but neglect of this area has led to its accumulation and disuse in the environment.

The need to reform laws and change attitudes towards the mining sector

Molayi called on the authorities to ensure that the economic potential of the researcher and the public interest are guaranteed by changing the attitude towards the mining sector and helping to complete its production and processing chain.

He reminded: miners consider it their duty to protect the environment and natural resources, and regulatory organizations in this field should provide a specific model with a comprehensive view of the mining area and natural areas around the mine sites, and to help preserve environmental capital, infrastructure development. It has been provided like forestry and has been done so far.

The mining activist called for a review of the environment, natural resources and mining laws and the formation of a comprehensive set of laws and barriers and the elimination of its contradictions as a necessity for economic development and said: Samat Organization is not able to implement all the capacities provided in the mining law. While the upstream institution is the undisputed representative and sovereign responsible for mining activities, in some cases it is unable to defend the activities of investors due to breaches of the law.

He added that interaction with universities to conduct research activities is one of his other suggestions: Establishing this relationship and conducting scientific and research activities will increase the quality of work, and for this purpose, universities will enter to help deepen and lay the scientific ground for affairs. Mining and mineral industries are necessary in this area.

Neglected capacity mines

The advisor of the Mines Commission of Isfahan Chamber of Commerce said: we have the first rank of lead and zinc production, the first rank of granite and marble production, the second rank of talc and feldspar production and the fifth rank of definite reserves in the country, but these capacities have been neglected.

Hesamuddin Farhadi, as one of the mining activists, pointed to the country's vast mineral resources in a part of this IRNA news roundtable and added: "We have about 5% of the world's mineral reserves, having more than one percent of the world's population, and more than 68 minerals in the world." There are 40 types in Isfahan, but the same amount has sometimes not been considered professionally and in the long run and infrastructure.

Existence of 5% of world mineral reserves in Iran

According to Farhadi, the mining law is the best beacon for activity in this field and the supervision of upstream agencies, but the implementation of the tastes of the laws and the imposition of regulations by agencies such as natural resources and the environment and the lack of support from the Ministry of Silence weaken the principle of the law. Mineral activists have created.

He said that the top-down order in the field of mines and the irresponsibility of the Ministry of Silence towards its duties towards miners have caused a lot of costs in this field and said: For example, one of the most important issues in the mining sector at present is the lack of new mining technologies. And there is the existence of worn-out mining machinery that the legislator has provided for this defect in Articles 109-110-111 of the law, but the Ministry of Silence not only did not help, but with the new directive of the Deputy Minister of Mining, the right to develop such behaviors was revoked. Employment and production do a lot of damage.

Confirming other statements made by mining activists regarding employment and mining-related professions, Farhadi said: "Production of raw materials for large factories, creating direct and indirect employment, reducing dependence on imports of basic materials and growing national income and increasing GDP from mining activities." But the importance of these issues has received less attention.

According to him, the use of experts and attention to the technical competence of miners to manage resources and reduce investment risk was important and continued: "Financial ability is the most important option for issuing financial and technical qualifications and licenses for mining and many drawbacks to this instruction." Has arrived.

He introduced the challenges of the new electronic surveying system and trade to record information and provide services as another damage in this area and reminded: everyone in every office allows themselves to narrow the field for the miner and the city oil company to supply fuel The machines put pressure on the miners in different models and there is a wrong view of the miner.

 The need to use mines to reduce dependence on the oil economy

Referring to the role of mining activity in economic development, the professor of mining of the Islamic Azad University of Isfahan said: "Activation of mines has a key role for sustainable economic growth and helps increase national income. With special attention to this area, even with the renewal of sanctions, this challenge Opportunity becomes.

In another part of the IRNA roundtable, Ali Khan Nasr Esfahani referred to the scientific issues in the field of mining and its effects on the economy and added: "Mining in Isfahan is more than 2,000 years old and is one of the important opportunities for economic development and to reduce dependence." The oil economy must use the capacity of the mines.

He continued: "High employment rate, provision of primary production resources, effective share in non-oil income and creating extensive job opportunities related to this profession are some of its capacities that will be strengthened and supported by creating common and purposeful laws."

He stated that executive and flawless laws, utilizing the academic capacity of the university and involving faculty members to strengthen the performance, research and use of miners' experiences are necessary for the development of this profession, he specified: Research will have the power to turn into other valuable materials, but this has not been done due to lack of study and research activity.

According to Nasr, the mines will start the production leap, but there is no specialized assistance in meeting the financial needs, plans and technical documents, and exploration equipment, and this has not led to maximum prosperity in this field.

"In the economic sphere, we need state laws," he said. "A large number of laws create margins and violations of each other, which, according to local guidelines, allow for appropriate planning for each region and minimize paperwork."

He added: "Looking at exploration and mining activities requires a change in policy and the driving force for investment in this sector, which ensures the security of activities in this area is of particular importance."

Lack of proper roadmap and island policy

According to Nasr Esfahani, this mining researcher did not have a roadmap appropriate for each province, deprivation of global capital and technology, disregard for basic and detailed explorations, inconsistency with upstream laws and legal interventions, cross-sectional and island policies in mineral exports And neglecting skills and training is one of the challenges in this area.

He said that investing in any field requires a safe environment, noting that the mining sector needs the entry of new capital in order to grow and develop mining technologies, and financial issues have been a special challenge in this area, especially working capital and Providing low-cost banking facilities will help solve this problem.

He added: "It should be noted that the lack of supply of raw materials for industry for the jump in production does not mean the lack of sufficient reserves, but the lack of timely and correct exploration of these reserves."

Reforming the laws and observing the consumption of government rights, paying special attention to the mining economy, supporting miners and interaction between universities and miners were common issues and demands of these production and economic activists in Isfahan province, which were discussed at the IRNA roundtable.

The need for interaction between institutions and regulation reform

 Due to the development attitude towards the mining sector, the Mining Law stipulates that 65% of the government salaries received from the mines will be repaid to the Ministry of Silence to be spent on developing mineral exploration and creating infrastructure for mining activities, and the other 5% on regional development. The occurrence of mining should be allocated and 12% should be allocated for the reconstruction of operational areas of mining areas of the Ministry of Jihad Agriculture. If this law is fully implemented, many costs imposed on miners will be reduced and social tensions will be managed.

Criticizing the non-implementation of mining laws, such as the proper use of government rights, Molaei, a mining activist, said: "The mining law comprehensively and completely envisages the protection of the environment and natural resources, allocating a share of government rights for this issue. The comprehensiveness of these rules is obvious.

Sarjoogian, deputy head of the Isfahan Industry, Mining and Trade Organization, stated that the conditions for the formation and creation of minerals depend on geological conditions: "Mine movement was not possible, but by changing attitudes, it was possible to use mines optimally to natural resources and the environment." To preserve this, the realization of this requires interaction between devices and the reform of laws and regulations.

He pointed out: "However, the miners were required to demolish, build a pasture in another place and rebuild the destroyed place."

He reminded that according to the law, government salaries should be spent in different areas of natural resources, infrastructure and services, and one of the areas for spending government mines is to allocate 15% of government salaries for the area where the mine is located, because it may operate. Minerals, roads, groundwater resources and the health of the region and, of course, how to spend this 15%, according to the diagnosis and decision of the planning council of each province.

Prevent non-specialists from entering

According to Nasr, a professor at the university, helping to develop technology in this field and using new equipment and devices, as well as educational activities for activists and investors in this sector, contributes to economic growth and provides opportunities to increase non-oil revenues because many The people who enter the mine do not have special expertise in this field, and the result of their work is the destruction of the environment, the waste of existing reserves and capital.

He added: "It is possible to allocate funds for training from the miners' salaries to the treasury, but the neglect of payment and focus on training has prevented this from happening by removing barriers and providing financial support to active organizations such as the Mining Engineering Organization." In the province, with more than 2,500 members with high specializations who are in charge of supervising exploration, mining, processing and metallurgy operations, they find a very important place and role in training and counseling to support miners.

The need to complete the production chain

Nasr Esfahani declared the neglect of waste and tailings of mines and their abandonment in nature as another challenge facing the country's mining industry and noted: the high volume of this waste has harmed the environment and due to incomplete production cycle in this sector, these economic resources And Mali has been neglected.

He continued: "In order to achieve a leap in production, it is possible if we pay attention to the upstream industries and mining activities to create production capacity and supply raw materials for large companies such as steel, and serious investment and planning should be done in this area."

Changing the traditional attitude in the exploration process

The researcher in the field of mining, stating that a long-term strategy should be seen for the field of mining, said: "Explorations and discoveries are the basis of the government's task, which is carried out by the Geological Survey, so that by recognizing mining capacities, Introduce miners and miners, but neglecting this area imposes high exploration costs and, of course, increases the risk of investing in this area.