About half of the mining units in North Khorasan are active
Head of North Khorasan Mining Engineering Organization: The province has 253 mining units, of which more than half are now inactive.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Mehdi Sajjadi stated: The high fluctuation of prices and the increase in the cost price of activities have caused the deactivation of more than 140 mines in the province.
The head of the North Khorasan Mining Engineering Organization added: "With the increase in the price of currency, the price of machinery has also increased and miners have faced difficulties in preparing it."
He pointed out: "Another reason for the inactivity of mines in the province is that in the past, exploration activities were not carried out in a timely and accurate manner."
Sajjadi said: "Activities in some mines are also facing the problem of opposition, which sometimes causes the closure of mines."
The head of the North Khorasan Mining Engineering Organization pointed out: The activities of three or four carcasses have been faced due to social problems and popular opposition.
According to this report, there are 28 minerals out of 68 minerals in the country in North Khorasan and the amount of definite reserves of mines in this province is 1 billion and 58 million tons and the amount of nominal extraction of mines is 11 million and 500 thousand tons.
5.8 million tons of minerals are extracted annually in North Khorasan province.
The amount of investment in the mining sector of North Khorasan is reported to be 1,340 billion rials.
* IRNA
