BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 21
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The activity of 392 small mines in Iran was resumed, during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21 through December 21, 2021), Manager responsible for the restoration of small mines of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), Reza Azimi said, Trend reports citing the organization’s website.
The official said that with the resumption of these mines, 3,104 people were employed and 18,000 tons of minerals were added to the country’s mining reserves.
Thus, the activity of 791 mines was resumed in Iran from the beginning of the last Iranian year (March 20, 2020) to the end of 9th month of the current Iranian year (December 21, 2021) within the plan to resume the activity of small mines in the country, Azimi added.
"With the resumption of 791 mines, 13,400 people were employed, and annually 29 million tons were added to the mining production capacity," he noted.
According to the official, over 9 months, Iran carried out exploration operations in 7,100 mines in 21 provinces.
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