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  • LC for Aluminum Project
    Sunday, 04 January 2015

    LC for Aluminum Project

    After an eight-year hiatus, a letter of credit (LC) has been issued by a foreign bank for the South Aluminum Company (SALCO) which is expected to produce 300,000 metric tons of aluminum per year, IRNA reported on Saturday.

  • West Azarbaijan Rich in Precious Stones
    Tuesday, 30 December 2014

    West Azarbaijan Rich in Precious Stones

    West Azarbaijan ranks first among the country’s provinces in terms of diversity in mineral resources, says Jafar Sadegh Eskandari, head of the provincial Industries and Mines Organization.

  • Industry & mines sector in Budget Bill
    Saturday, 27 December 2014

    Industry & mines sector in Budget Bill

    Tehran, Dec 27, IRNA - The Rouhani administration has submitted next year’s budget bill to the parliament amid plunging oil prices, sanctions and other economic problems that have left a contracting impact on the budget allocated to different sectors.

  • WSA: Iran steel output exceeds 1.4m tons
    Wednesday, 24 December 2014

    WSA: Iran steel output exceeds 1.4m tons

    Tehran, Dec 24, IRNA - The World Steel Association (WSA) put Iran’s raw steel production during November 2014 at 1.45m tons.

  • Copper Cathode Output Near 400,000 Tons
    Monday, 22 December 2014

    Copper Cathode Output Near 400,000 Tons

    The production of copper cathodes during the first eight months of the Iranian calendar year (March 21-November 21) reached 129,369 metric tons, according to a report by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

  • rise in steel production
    Monday, 22 December 2014

    rise in steel production

    Production of crude steel and steel products in the eight months ending November 21 shows an increase of 6.8 and 4.8 percent respectively.

  • IMIDRO, China agree to accelerate provincial steel projects
    Tuesday, 16 December 2014

    IMIDRO, China agree to accelerate provincial steel projects

    Tehran, Dec 16, IRNA - Chairman of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) Mehdi Karbasian met with senior directors of Chinese companies MCC Group, China Public Insurance Company (Sinosure) and MCC – CERI which are involved in seven provincial steel projects in Iran.

  • Increased steel imports from China worries domestic producers
    Monday, 15 December 2014

    Increased steel imports from China worries domestic producers

    Tehran, Dec 15, IRNA – Head of the Association of Steel Producers of Iran said today the volume of cheap steel imports from China has increased so that it has caused great concern among domestic producers.

  • Description of benefits of investment on Iran’s mine sector for global investors in Dubai Conference
    Monday, 08 December 2014
    IMIDRO Public Relation:

    Description of benefits of investment on Iran’s mine sector for global investors in Dubai Conference

    Investment opportunities worth 9 billion USD presented to the global investment companies & institutes during Middle East 18th Steel & Iron Ore Conference in Dubai.

  • Two copper projects to become operational this month
    Saturday, 29 November 2014

    Two copper projects to become operational this month

    Tehran, Nov 24, IRNA – Head of the board of directors of Iran National Copper Company Mehdi Karbasian said two copper development projects will be put into operation this month in Songon, East Azarbaijan Province and Sarcheshmeh, Kerman Province, with a capacity of 150 thousand tons each, totally producing 300 thousand copper concentrates.