Entering the mines of other countries, a pristine capacity
Deputy Minister of Mines And Ministry of Materials Processing Industry, mining and trade said: “There are still good capacities in the field of iron ore in the country and if we can solve the problems of our exploration sector, it is estimated that there is more iron ore capacity and reserves than what is stated in the statistics.”
“Reza Mohtashamipour” in an interview with IRNA economic reporter today (Saturday) added: “The issue of supplying iron ore in the country with the current level of exploration is a concern.”
He stated: “On the other hand, we know that the level and depth of explorations in the country is very low, which means that there are definitely good capacities for iron ore that have not been worked on yet.”
Deputy Minister of Mines And Ministry of Materials Processing Industry, Mining and Trade stated: In this context, the issue of cross-border mines is as important to us as any other international cooperation.
He continued: “It is important to be able to give our country’s mineral potential to others and to attract investment, and to enter the field of mining in other countries.”
Mohtashamipour, referring to the demand for mining in other countries, clarified: This is a sector that has remained untouched and not much work has been done in this field; However, this does not mean supplying iron ore from abroad.
Deputy Minister of Mines The Ministry of Silence emphasized: the daily advancement of technologies in the world, regularly changes these numbers and adds to the iron ore statistics of our country.
According to IRNA, based on the latest edition of the country’s comprehensive steel plan studies, geological reserve Country iron Five billion tons and its extractable reserves are estimated at 2.9 billion tons.
According to studies, 160 million tons of iron ore are needed to achieve the vision of Vision 1404, which is projected to achieve 55 million tons of crude steel per year; Something that does not have a good future due to insufficient discoveries.
In this case, and complete production according to the plans of steel units, more than 800 million tons Country iron Consumed until 1404.
Accordingly, with the annual extraction of 166 million tons of iron ore, the country’s reserves will be almost sufficient for about 13 years after the horizon of 1404, and it will not be long before the iron ore reserves are depleted.
However, experts believe that in determining the amount of extractable reserves for production, other components other than technical issues should be considered, for example, a large part of the extraction and extraction of mines as waste is separated at the head of the mines.
The extent to which we classify and separate waste as waste and what percentage of rock we identify as mineral and use in processing depends on the two components of technology and the price of upstream products. It is natural that if prices change relatively or move in the direction of realizing prices, then many reserves can be extracted, and in this case, our forecast of the life of iron ore mines and existing reserves will change.
Some experts also point to mineral wastes that were considered waste based on ancient technologies, but can be exploited today.
Another group of experts points to the Hematite mines, which are now in the cement production chain and have not yet entered the steel production chain, in which case they will change the calculations.