What do the miners say about the "Decree on Increasing the Government Rights of the Mines"?
Following the announcement of the new decree of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade on the state rights of mines this year, the majority of the country's mining activists, in separate letters addressed to the Deputy Minister of Mines of this organization, called for reviewing and amending some clauses, not increasing government rights. Pricing is announced on a yearly basis or cessation of implementation.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, last week the government rights of the mines were announced this year by the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade and signed by a number of members of the Supreme Council of Mines. According to the decree, government mining rights are set based on the selling price of the product at the head of the mine, which has increased by 400% compared to last year.
The new decree of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade on increasing the government salaries of mines this year has led many of the country's mining activists, including the Iranian Stone Association, the Iranian Lead and Zinc Exporters Association and the Iranian Iron Ore Association, to write separate letters. To Ardeshir Saad Mohammadi (New Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade), while congratulating him on his position as Deputy Minister of Mines of the Ministry of Silence, to express their views and demands regarding this decision to increase government mining rights.
Many other stone quarries in the country will be closed with this decision
Ahmad Sharifi - Secretary General of the Iranian Stone Association - in his letter to Ardeshir Saad Mohammadi, stated: "Regarding the issue of determining the government rights of the country's decorative stone mines for the years 1398 and 1399, the table provided increases government salaries many times over Will be 1397. Considering that at present, due to unfavorable economic conditions, recession, inflation, the spread of the Corona virus, etc., the activity of about 1000 decorative stone mines has been stopped, this decision will pave the way for the closure of more decorative stone mines. On the other hand, it is not possible to pay such government salaries under any circumstances for the country's decorative stone mines.
Ultimately, making such a decision will deal a very fatal blow to the weak body of the country's decorative stone industry; "Accordingly, due to the critical and unfavorable economic conditions of the country, please order the amount of government salaries in 1398 and 1399 to be calculated based on the same year 1397 and to prevent any increase in government salaries of decorative stone mines."
The decision to increase government mining rights in 1999 is not in line with mining incentive policies
Also, Saeed Askarzadeh - Secretary General of the Iranian Iron Ore Association - while referring to the circular 26/60/191918 on ٣٠ December ١٣٩٩ with the signature of the former Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries and Secretary of the Supreme Council of Mines (Dariush Ismaili), The determination of the state rights of the various mines has been announced by the new Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, who "reminds that in a resolution of the Supreme Council of Mines, the type of mineral" granulation "is mentioned, which is probably wrong. It is written and means "lump", because in the first place, not all mines are equipped with a crushing system and production of granulated iron ore. Miners do not conform to processing.
Therefore, please, like paragraph 7 of the above-mentioned letter, which has corrected the typographical forms, this issue should also be examined and the relevant amendment should be sent to the industry, mining and trade organizations of the provinces of the country. "
Increasing the government rights of the mines is in complete contradiction with the strategy of mining development and the cause of their non-economic activity.
In addition, Hassan Hosseinoghli, President of the Union of Exporters of Lead and Zinc Industries and Mines of Iran, stated in a letter to Ardeshir Saad Mohammadi: Even in the deplorable economic conditions of the country's mines, it has created many concerns, ambiguities and questions among mining activists and the mining industry.
While Minister Samat has previously announced the development of mines as one of the priorities of his plans, the policy of increasing the state rights of mines is in complete contradiction with this strategy and has led to the uneconomic operation of many small and medium mines. Provides.
Therefore, Your Excellency, we ask you to order the implementation of this communiqué to be stopped and the issue to be reconsidered according to the concerns and expert opinions of specialized and trade unions. "
Evil is at work ...
Meanwhile, Bahram Shakoori, Chairman of the Mines and Mining Industries Commission of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Supreme Council of Mines, while emphasizing that the country's mines, especially small and medium mines, are in poor economic condition and half of them due to these problems Economically shut down and a number of others are operating at part of their capacity; He considered the increase in government salaries as a shot in the arm for the weak body of the country's mining industry.
According to him, the members of the Supreme Council of Mines did not agree with this increase in government salaries, and the announcement of this decree was made against the opinion of the council members, and it is evil. For this reason, in a letter from the new Deputy Minister of Mines of the Ministry of Silence, we have requested that the matter be investigated. Of course, the new Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Silence has also promised to be favorable in this regard; We hope that the recent communiqué will be canceled soon.
* ISNA
