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Tuesday, 13 January 2015

Iron Ore Production at 25.7m Tons

More than 25.7 million metric tons of Iron Ore concentrate and Iron Ore pellets were produced during the first 3 quarters of the current Iranian year (from March 21 to December 21, 2014), IRNA reported on Monday.
Monday, 12 January 2015

Small Iron Ore Mines Face Closure

Some iron ore mines will be forced to shut down if the export market for the product does not improve, warned the deputy minister of industry, mine, and trade, Mehdi Karbasian on Sunday.
Sunday, 11 January 2015

BMI Predicts Iran mining Boom

In its latest report on the Middle East and North Africa mining outlook for Q1 2015, the Business Monitor International has predicted tentative signs of an opening for Iran's mining sector. The following is part of the BMI report:
Sunday, 11 January 2015

Over 262,000 tons of aluminum ingot produce in 1st 9 months

Tehran, Jan 10, IRNA -- Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization ( imidro) says in the first nine months of this year (started on March 21, 2014) more than 262,000 tons of aluminum ingot was produced, a figure showing more than 2,000 tons more than the target set for the period.
Saturday, 10 January 2015

Gov’t Reacts to China Steel Dumping

The deputy minister of industry, mine and trade says the minister has ordered to stop the allocation of foreign exchange at official rate for the import of steel products in a bid to confront Chinese dumping policy, Eghtesadnews reported on Friday.
Wednesday, 07 January 2015

Gold Reserves

Around 20 metric tons of gold have been added to the country’s proven reserves since the new phase of mine explorations began last year, IRNA cited the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) as reporting on Tuesday.
Wednesday, 07 January 2015

IMIDRO: Need to Raise Mineral Extraction

Iran has 60 billion metric tons of mineral reserves, out of which 37 billion metric tons are proven reserves and the remaining are probable mineral reserves. Currently, Iran extracts only about 400-450 million metric tons of minerals, informed the deputy head of the Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), Amir Khorrami Shaad on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 06 January 2015

Iran World’s 9th Producer of Antimony

Iran, as the ninth global producer of antimony, has managed to localize the technology for producing antimony ingots, IRNA cited data from Iranian mineral processing research center.
Tuesday, 06 January 2015

Resolution to Increase Steel Production

The country exported more than 1.3 million metric tons of steel during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (which started March 21, 2014), according to IRNA’s Monday report.
Monday, 05 January 2015

Steel Sector Faces Tough Competition

If the essential needs of the steel industry, including foreign investment, development of the infrastructures, and most importantly organizing the projects are not met, the country’s steelmakers will never be able to compete with regional players, the head of the National Iranian Steel Company (NISCO) told IRNA on Sunday.