Blocked mineral zones will be auctioned off
Head of Mines and Mining Industries Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade: All blocked mining areas in the provinces will be handed over by public auction.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, "Ardeshir Saad Mohammadi" in his first press conference in his new position in front of reporters added: "We planned for the mined areas or zones to be handed over through public auctions and investments in this sector."
He stated: The areas that do not have an owner and remain unused, will be offered to the public within the framework of this plan, and thus the mining sector will have an important step in the development path.
Saad Mohammadi pointed out: the plan does not fall into problematic areas in terms of natural resources and environmental protection, and the Ministry of Industry does not intervene in this regard.
He added: The pre-New Year transfer plan was supposed to be implemented nationwide, but the budget review in the parliament and the busy schedule of the deputies in this regard prevented the implementation of the plan this year.
The head of the Ministry of Industry's Mines and Mining Industries reminded: "Currently, there are two members of parliament in the provincial mines council in each province, and it was not possible to implement the plan to hand over mining areas in the absence of 64 deputies, because Their presence harmed the budget; Therefore, this plan will be on the agenda from April 6, next year.
Fixing the problem of clearance of sediment machines in customs
He added: "Imported mining machines that were pre-registered and were not allowed to be cleared due to currency problems and remained in customs, after obtaining the license of the Minister of Industry and foreign exchange supply by the machine importer, if it does not have similar domestic production." , Will be able to clear.
Production plan for 31.5 million tons of steel
Saad Mohammadi reminded: This year, the production plan is 31.5 million tons of steel, while in the 10-month period, more than 25 million tons of crude steel were produced.
He added: "According to the 1404 vision document, the country's steelmaking capacity is projected at 55 million tons, while achieving this goal requires 160 million tons of iron ore."
The official noted that the extraction of this volume of mineral requires machinery and equipment, provided that it is not domestically produced, it must be supplied from the place of import.
According to him, the issue of providing machinery needed for mineral extraction will be discussed in the High Council of Mines to identify and implement a solution for it.
Mining license statistics
Saad Mohammadi mentioned that the number of mining licenses that are active exceeds 6,200 mines and said: 3,990 mines are considered inactive, not abandoned due to environmental barriers, natural resources or active sales market. are not.
He introduced 2,348 mines as uncontested, which are planned to be activated by Iran Minerals Production Company and Imidro Organization.
New design based on up-to-date knowledge
Head of Mines and Mining Industries of the Ministry of Industry: reminded the issue of training to improve the efficiency and operation of mines and said: "Today, a new design should be done based on up-to-date knowledge in mines. This can reduce costs." Follow in this section.
He added: "Half of mineral extraction is allocated to construction materials and if we have an approach to metals, it can have a serious impact on the country's economy."
Five million tons of steel ingot exports
Saad Mohammadi, in response to a question regarding the projected goals in the form of a vision document, said: "The amount of export of five million tons of steel ingots according to the plan is one of the goals of the steel sector, while within the next four years In 1404, the income of the copper company will increase from $ 2 billion in the current situation to $ 4.5 billion, and we will be one of the top companies in the world in copper production.
According to the report, the value of exports of the mining sector and mining industry accounts for about 20% of the value of non-oil exports annually.
* IRNA
