207 mines are active in Ardabil
Deputy Mining of Ardabil Industry, Mining and Trade Organization: 207 mines in Ardabil province are currently active.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Fariborz Shoja stated that 207 mines are currently active in Ardabil province, stating: 75% of these mines are related to construction materials, carcass stone, lime and sand mixtures that exploiters try. Use these mines to produce construction materials and civil works.
He stated that currently in the production and supply of minerals is trying to provide better services, he specified: three goals are on the agenda of the Ardabil Industry, Mining and Trade Organization so that in the mining sector we can achieve goals in the medium and long term. To achieve the desired.
The Deputy Minister of Mining of the Industry, Mining and Trade Organization of Ardabil Province said: "Some mines are in the process of being handed over. We are trying to hand over these mines to qualified people by publishing tender and auction notices."
Shoja added: "Some mines are at the disposal of the organization itself, and by revoking the previously issued and inactive licenses, it is possible to transfer them to new people."
In another part of his speech, he pointed out: in the transfer of these mines, the owners of asphalt factories and concrete production are given priority, but provided that these workshops and production units use specialized personnel in the mining and geology sectors.
Shojae pointed to the issuance of a legal permit to register the area of carcass stone and sand mixture and continued: "In the next month, exploration restrictions in this field will be removed to allow investors to register the area and exploit it."
The exploitation license of 38 mines was revoked
He added: "The provincial council of mines has taken action to disqualify the exploiters of 38 mines in the province, and we are trying to transfer these mines to qualified people through auctions."
"26 of these mines have been handed over in recent months, most of which have been for qualified contractors," Shoja said.
He further stated: We had 119 inactive mines in the province, of which 20 of these inactive mines have returned to the cycle of activity since the beginning of this year, and the rest are in the priority of handing over.
Shoja reminded of the monitoring and inspections of the activities of these mines in the quality and standard production of products required by the asphalt and concreting factories and specified: Necessary measures are also taken.
Deputy Mining of Ardabil Industry, Mining and Trade Organization pointed to the pricing of materials required by mines and said: this year up to 35% price increase has been done in these products and no natural or legal person has the right to sell more than the approved price of their mineral products Delivered or wants to receive extra cost.
