Deputy Minister of Industry: Creating 1,000 Job Opportunities by Launching Mahdiabad Mine Operations

 

Deputy Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade, referring to the achievements of the eleventh state administration in the mineral field, said that the operation is scheduled to be operational within four years.

According to ISNA-Yazd, "Mehdi Karbassian" at the ceremony of launching a mining and quarrying operation in Mahdi Abad, arguing that the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade is proud to have launched a project from many years ago, said Kid: The Mahdiabad lead and zinc mine was discovered in the 30's and in the 1950s it was set at about 60,000 meters of drilling.

He added that within four years, Mehdi Abad's technical and mining activities will be operational and more than a thousand people will be working directly.

Deputy Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade, pointing out that every direct job creates three indirect jobs, he noted: "This is the second largest mine in the world."

Karbasiyan pointed out that the mine's reserves are currently in need of the country, adding that more than one billion dollars of investment will be realized in cooperation with the private sector in the mine.

The official said that the use of modern technologies and technologies and the observance of high environmental standards is another feature of the lead and zinc mine of Mehdi Abad.

He said that Zinc is one of the metals that is not present all over the world, and that the mine plays an important role in exploration and export.

The head of the IMIDRO board of Yazd province considered one of the major provinces in the field of mining, and said: "The discovery of one million and 200 thousand tons of rare earth elements in Yazd province is one of the achievements of the 11th state in the mineral sector.

The deputy minister said that exploration of the beginning of sustainable employment has added that 250,000 square kilometers of exploration operations have been conducted in the government of Haddad and Omid.

At the end, he pointed out: Today, 73 mineral and mineral projects are defined in the country, some of which are inaugurated.