Tehran – Implementation of Iranian Industry, Mine and Trade Ministry’s idle mines revival, activation, and development program has led to the restoration of 196 mines in the first four months of the current Iranian year.

According to the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), from the beginning of Farvardin (March 21) to the end of Tir (July 22), 196 mines were revived, activated, or developed, representing an 18.8 percent increase compared with the same period last year.

In the first four months of last year, the plan had restored, activated, or developed 165 small-scale mines. Over the full 12 months of the previous year, a total of 594 mines were revived, activated, or expanded, with 96 investment packages implemented during that period.

The revival, activation, and development program is managed by the Iranian Minerals Production and Supply Company, a subsidiary of IMIDRO. The initiative aims to reactivate small mines, boost employment, increase mineral production, address challenges in small-scale mining, and ultimately advance Iran’s resistance economy. It also seeks to optimize the use of scientific and operational capacities, financial resources, data, and human capital.

Launched in 2019, the program is considered a resistance economy initiative designed to promote mineral processing and productivity. In collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, IMIDRO, and major mining and mineral companies, it has restored or developed nearly 2,000 mines to date.

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