42 new mines were activated in Khorasan Razavi
Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Industries of Khorasan Razavi Industry, Mining and Trade Organization: This year, 42 mining exploitation licenses in the area of 191.76 square kilometers with an investment of 872 billion and 100 million rials, 32 million and 6 thousand tons of reserves and nominal extraction in the amount of One million and 641 tons were exported.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Mohammad Tavakoli added: "Exploitation of new mines in Khorasan Razavi will provide employment for 340 people."
He announced the number of existing mining licenses in Khorasan Razavi as 923 with a reserve of 2.78 billion tons: the volume of nominal annual extraction of these mines is 43.4 million tons, the amount of investment is 11,529 billion Rials and their employment capacity is 10,000. And 550 people.
The Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade of Khorasan Razavi continued: Currently, there are 338 valid discovery certificates for 340 million tons of mineral reserves at the cost of exploration operations of 291 billion and 70 million rials in this province.
He said: "Also, this year, four thousand billion rials of government salaries have been received from the mines of the province and transferred to the treasury account."
Tavakoli pointed to the existence of 480 stagnant and inactive mines in Khorasan Razavi and stated: Since the announcement of the instruction of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade on the activation of stagnant mines, an auction has been held to transfer 100 metal and non-metal mines in Khorasan Razavi.
He added: "This auction was well received and 66 people participated in it, so the auction for other remaining stagnant mines in Khorasan Razavi will be held in February this month and March next month."
The Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade of Khorasan Razavi, in an interview with IRNA, mentioned the field of machinery as the most important problem of the mining sector in this province: Due to lack of sufficient currency, the import of machinery in the mining sector is problematic and leads to shortage of such tools. Mining activities have become Khorasan Razavi, which has necessitated the use of new machinery.
He continued: "As a result of the increase in currency prices, the cost of supplying and maintaining machinery in the mining sector has also increased, and on the other hand, the lack of machine tools has reduced the activity of Khorasan Razavi mines."
Tavakoli called for a solution to supply the machinery needed to work in the mines of Khorasan Razavi, given their important role in production, profitability and added value in the face of sanctions.
* IRNA
