Production capacity of 20 million tons of minerals in Hamedan
Deputy Minister of Mines of Hamadan Province Industry, Mining and Trade Organization announced the increase of 8000 tons to the capacity of the province's mineral reserves and said: 8000 tons have been added to the nominal capacity of Hamadan province's mineral reserves in the past five years. Tons has reached 20 million and 500 thousand tons.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Mohammad Khaki stated: 26 exploration licenses have been issued this year, and by the end of the year, more than 30 exploration licenses will be issued in Hamadan province.
Referring to the issuance of 18 certificates for the discovery of mineral reserves in Hamadan province, he clarified: 14 exploitation licenses have been issued with 100 people directly employed in Hamadan province.
244 billion investment in mining
Khaki, stating that 244 billion rials have been invested to extract 760,000 tons of mines in the province, continued: the production capacity of mines has increased from 12 million 200 thousand tons to 20 million 500 thousand tons and 8000 tons to the nominal capacity of mines within five years Past added.
Deputy Minister of Mines of Hamedan Silence Organization stated: Considering that the mineral is part of Anfal, a part of the cost of mineral extraction should be given to the government, which has paid 17 billion Tomans of government salary to the treasury until the beginning of February this year. It has a history and is estimated to reach more than 20 billion by the end of the year.
Referring to the mineral reserves discovered in Hamedan province, the official added: 1 billion and 950 million tons have been explored in the mines, of which 12 million tons have been added to this reserve.
The gold mine in Hamedan has not been discovered yet
Emphasizing that no gold mine has been discovered in the province, he added: "There are speculations that traces of other metals have been seen, but it is very unlikely that there is gold." Nothing called gold has been discovered yet.
Hamedan Deputy Minister of Mines also reminded about Persian Yaghoot Hamedan project: Persian Yaghoot Company has undergone managerial changes and Yaghoot mine has not been put into operation yet. This mine has local problems and access roads that we have given the opportunity to activate this mine.
Emphasizing that the activation of abandoned mines is one of the priorities of the organization, Khaki stated: Mines have problems, one of the major problems of mines is the local problem that can not be easily solved, as there are many mines near the village that are engaged in agriculture and mining. It creates conflict.
Hamedan Deputy Minister of Mines, stating that the mining sector has suffered the least from sanctions, stressed: "We are among the top 10 mining countries in the world and minerals are very valuable to us and we are trying to return abandoned mines to the production cycle."
There are 85 inactive mines in Hamedan
Regarding the number of inactive mines in Hamadan province, he reminded: "Currently, we have 285 mines in the province, which according to the latest observation of 85 mines in the province are inactive. Investment, local issues and legal problems of the mines have been the reasons for inactivity."
Regarding the processing of decorative, precious and semi-precious stones in Hamedan province, he said: "The processing of stones is cultural heritage and the cutting units are done through the Heritage Organization, and we do not follow up on the issue of processing and only consider extraction."
Khaki noted that 75 mines have been rehabilitated since last year: "The closure of the mines is for various reasons, so some of the mines are seasonal and do not need to be harvested."
Seizure of 100,000 tons of silica in Hamedan
He stated that 400 to 500 cases of illegal extractions from the province's mines have been filed, noting that 100,000 tons of silica have been seized in the Ekbatan Dam area and we are looking to transfer the silica and transfer the value of the extracted silica to the treasury.
The official continued: "In recent years, many sensitivities have been created in the field of overdraft of mines and precise control and accurate mapping of mines has been done so that with this action, five million tons have been added to the capacity of mines and 70 to 80 main mines in the province." Has been mapped and mines with overdrafts have been fined.
Khaki about the establishment of a stone-cutting town in Hamedan, stated: Hamedan is one of the five provinces with the potential of semi-precious stones, so that Alvand Mountain and its slopes have a good capacity in terms of semi-precious stone reserves, so according to the existing potential, Strong presence in the semi-precious stones market, because we do not have a share in the export markets of semi-precious stones, and the creation and empowerment of settlements can affect the export of semi-precious stones.
Hamedan will become the silica hub of the country
The official pointed out that several minerals are known and unique in the country, and that the silica of Hamedan province is one of these materials that has turned the province into a hub of the country's silica regions: with the construction of ferrosilicon units in recent years And with four active units, we will become the ferrosilicon pole of the country.
Hamedan Deputy Minister of Mines, stating that there is the only mine and processing unit in the country in the city of Malayer, said: In the field of feldspar and iron, there are mines that concentrate and pelletizing unit has been established in the province on this basis, which is significant .
Khaki, pointing out that Nahavand dolomite is a unique reserve in the country, so that dolomite mines meet the needs of the whole country, said: "Considering that dolomite was sold raw in the province, the pursuit of officials has caused Shasta Company to enter this issue and Refractory Products Company." Iran is constructing a dolomite unit in Nahavand, along with a magnesium dolomite extraction plant in Malayer, and it is one of the units that will be operational within the next two years.
* ISNA
