Receipt of state mining rights in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad reached a record
Deputy Minister of Industries and Mines of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Industry, Mining and Trade Organization: Last year, 16 billion and 710 million Rials, government salaries were received from miners and holders of temporary mineral extraction licenses, which for the first time in the province's mining history exceeded 10 billion.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Dara Faramarzi stated: In 2009, more than 9 billion and 700 million Rials of government salaries were collected from the mines.
He added: "With the follow-up and efforts made, the collection of government mines' salaries last year, with a growth of more than 72%, for the first time in the history of mining in the province exceeded 10 billion rials and reached more than 16 billion rials."
Referring to the growth of other mining indicators in the province, Faramarzi stated: In general, the indicators of the mining sector in the province last year were positive and promising.
He continued: "According to the data available last year, 18 exploration licenses, 2 discovery certificates with a reserve of 31,000 tons, 6 mining licenses with an investment of 492 billion rials, employment of 106 people and nominal extraction of 580,000 tons in the province." it has been exported.
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Deputy Minister of Industries and Mines of the Industry, Mining and Trade Organization, stated: This amount has increased compared to 1398 in issuing the number of exploration licenses, 800%, exploration certificates, 100% and mining licenses, 200%.
Faramarzi, referring to the existence of 79 mining licenses in the province, said: These mines with an investment of more than 880 billion rials and employment of 829 people have more than 1 billion and 600 million tons of mineral reserves and currently 45 mines in The provinces are active and in operation.
In recent years, it has led to four-zone capacity measurement studies with an area of five thousand square kilometers in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Provinces, which is very significant considering its 16,000 square kilometers.
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad in southwestern Iran are among the Zagros Basin and mines in the non-metallic sedimentary basin. Although this province is not one of the richest areas in the country in terms of mines, but good potential for creating new job opportunities in this area. has it.
According to the latest data from the Statistics Center of Iran, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Provinces had the fifth highest unemployment rate in the country this summer with 12.6 percent. The flourishing of mining capacities has an important role in economic development and job creation in this region. .
The fourth nitrate mine in the world is located in Dishmuk section of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and in this regard, Iran is among the countries with this strategic mineral and celestine, bauxite, gypsum, cement raw materials and raw materials of bricks and construction materials are among these mines. Is a province.
According to available statistics, the most mines in the province are located in Boyer-Ahmad city with 22 cases and the most active mines are located in Gachsaran city with 12 cases.
