Coal concentrate production statistics in the first three months of this year show that about 20% of the projected plan has been achieved.
Coal concentrate production statistics in the first three months of this year show that about 20% of the projected plan has been achieved; As far as coal production during this period reached more than 340 thousand tons. According to the statistical data of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, the production of coal concentrate in the first three months of 1398 was equal to 355.8 thousand tons, which shows that this statistic has decreased by 4.4% this year.
However, the amount of coal production in the first three months of 1399 is about 20% of the projected production plans for this year. Statistics show that last year the amount of coal production was 64% and the rest was supplied from imports, so that out of a total of 2.5 million tons of coal required in 1398, up to 1.6 million tons from domestic production .
*** ۴ main areas
Now Isfahan Steel Plant is the main consumer of coal produced. According to statistics, the officials of this factory have mentioned their annual need of one million and 600 thousand tons. In this regard, it should be said that last year, more than 700,000 tons of coal concentrate were sent by production units for consumption.
It is estimated that according to the trend of coal consumption in the country, especially the consumption of blast furnace steel units, about 4 million tons of coal is needed annually. Experts in the country’s coal industry have estimated that the production of this sector, with the support of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, will reach 10 million tons with the necessary planning, of which 5 million tons of concentrate will be obtained. It is worth mentioning that 4 main coal fields of the country including Tabas, Kerman, Eastern Alborz and Central Alborz have been introduced.
*** Definitive reserve of one billion tons
Geological and exploratory studies indicate that there is currently one billion tons of definite coal reserves in the country, and ongoing exploration programs could increase the reserves. The Organization for the Development and Renovation of Mines and Mining Industries of Iran (Imidro) had previously estimated that in the 11th and 12th governments, by the end of 1398, about 345 million tons of new reserves of coke coal had been obtained for steelmaking. Meanwhile, about 220 million tons of thermal coal has been added to the country’s reserves. According to statistics, the previous amount of coking coal was 752 million tons. This figure has now reached one billion and 97 million tons.
Thermal coal has also increased from 410 million tons to about 630 million tons. Azar 1397 After a long discussion about the pricing method of coal, which has always been dissatisfied with producers, the audience came to a satisfactory formula between producers (Coal Association) and consumers (Isfahan Steel). According to the formula, the purchase price of coal is based on 26.5% of the price of Khuzestan steel ingots in the Commodity Exchange, based on the technical specifications agreed between Isfahan Steel and the Iranian Coal Association. It is worth mentioning that the producers have once again demanded the issue of price revision due to the increase in steel prices.
*** The need to improve safety
Abbas Naimi, the deputy head of Imidro Organization, while announcing the need to improve safety in the country’s coal mines, said: Imidro Organization will set up about 4 relief and rescue bases for coal mines by February 1400 (ie next year). The Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade had previously stated that it was necessary to build four safety and rescue centers in the main coal fields of the country, namely Tabas, Kerman, East Alborz and Central Alborz.
Naimi pointed to the reconstruction of the rescue base and added: Reconstruction of 3 rescue bases in the Central, Eastern and Kerman Alborz mines, as well as the design and construction of the rescue base in Tabas region, has been implemented and after construction, handed over to the Ministry of Industry, It becomes mining and trade.
The deputy head of Imidro, stating that the most important measure to improve the safety of mines and reduce possible accidents is the training of human resources, said: the life of a person is not comparable to any number; Therefore, people must receive the necessary training and receive a certificate of entry into the coal mines before starting work.
The latest statistics from the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade show that there are more than 5,600 active mines in the country, of which 115 are related to coal mines. These mines have a share of employment of more than 17,000 people. It is worth mentioning that the country’s coal capacity was announced as 3 million and 400 thousand tons last year. Also, the amount of coal production in the country is estimated at 1.8 million tons of concentrate. According to the statistics of 2 years ago, in 1397, 1.5 million tons of concentrate has been produced per year.
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