The landslide in Anguran zinc mine has faced the largest zinc mine project in the whole Middle East with the threat of shutting down for a period of between four and five years, the official said on condition of anonymity. He added that, however, the mine developers maintain that the mine is not facing a serious threat.
Removing the debris from the mine by a private sector contractor could be carried out simultaneously in four fronts. This would result in the completion of the job in 10 to 15 months, the Persian service of ISNA news agency quoted the official as saying on Friday. However, he added, since the project has been offered to a state contractor, completion of the job is expected to take about five years.
Development operations on the nation’s largest zinc mine has been scheduled to kick off in Zanjan, 300 km west of Tehran, in December. The project is expected to become operational in three years, managing director of Iran Zinc Mines Development Company (IZMDC) had earlier said.
If fully operational, production from Anguran zinc mine would hit 280,000 tons per annum.
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