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Over $13.6 Billion of Mining, Minerals Exported by Iran in One Year

mahla — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 06:19:04 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) Speaking at an Annual General Assembly Meeting of IMIDRO, Somayyeh Kholousi also stated that $40 billion of mining and mineral projects have been compiled to realize the goald of the 7^th Five-Year Socioeconomic and Cultural Development Plan.

The Deputy CEO of IMIDRO for Planning and Empowering Affairs pointed out that 48 developmental and infrastructural plans, valued at about $3.694 billion, will be implemented by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (to end March 21, 2025).

Elsewhere in her remarks, Kholousi referred to the four decisive roles of IMIDRO in developing mining and mineral industries and added that these roles include managing companies, developing, modernizing and empowering mines and minerals and developing technology.

In line with these role, the strategy map of mining and mining industries has been compiled and the indicators of the effectiveness and realization of the plans are monitored.

The mission of this organization is to create a platform and facilitate the development and competitive production of the chain of the country’s mining and mineral sector based on sustainable development, she added.

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Production of 8 major minerals, mining industry products up 54% in 11 months

mahla — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 09:48:50 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Based on the mentioned data, during the mentioned period, production of crude steel and steel products, copper cathode, aluminum ingot, coal concentrate, glass containers, and cement increased compared to the same period in 1398.
According to the Industry Mining, and Trade Ministry, the mining sector accounted for 25 percent of the country’s non-oil revenues in the Iranian calendar year 1398.
Iran is one of the top 10 mineral-rich countries in the world in which 68 types of minerals have been identified so far, including the world’s largest deposits of copper, zinc, and iron; so there are numerous large, medium, and small-sized mines across the country that are being operated by the government or the private sector.
So, the country has set a new target for further development of its mining sector as the country’s economy is moving away from oil toward becoming oil-independent.
Head of the explorations department of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) has announced the identification of 1,700 new promising mineral zones across the country.
According to Ali Asgharzadeh, the mentioned regions cover a total area of 110,080 square kilometers.
The official noted that IMIDRO carried out reconnaissance and prospecting operations on over 478,343 square kilometers of land during the previous Iranian calendar year, of which 66,000 square kilometers have been handed over to the private sector to be explored.
Noting that the necessary licenses for exploration must be issued for IMIDRO by the Industry, Mining and Trade Departments of the provinces in which the mines are located, Asqarzadeh said: “So far, IMIDRO has applied for exploration licenses for 492 regions with an area of 32,120 square kilometers.”
“Some 63 exploration licenses for various minerals such as lead and zinc, gold, copper, iron, coal, brine, etc. have been issued for IMIDRO and its subsidiaries, and exploration operations are being pursued in licensed areas,” he said.
“Also, licensing processes are underway for 30 zones, and discovery certificates have been issued for four regions,” he added.
Back in May 2020, the Iranian Industry, Mining, and Trade Ministry had signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MOU) with IMIDRO and the Geological Survey and Mineral Explorations of Iran (GSI) for expansion of the country’s mining sector.
Development of cooperation in the fields of exploration, extraction, and processing of minerals, utilization of capacities, experiences, and abilities of each sector, and attracting more investment from the country’s private sector and cooperatives in this industry were some of the main goals of the signed agreement.

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Iran execrats 470mn tons of minerals in a year

reporter 1222 — Thu, 07 May 2020 15:26:10 +0000

Iran execrats 470mn tons of minerals in a year

According To Iran News, Iranian Minister of Industry Reza Rahmani announced on Thursday that in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20, 2020) his country could manage to extract 470 million tons of minerals.

He made the remarks in the inauguration ceremony of national projects of the copper industry held through a video conference with the participation of President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday morning.

The minister noted that his ministry has extraction of minerals as its top priority in the current Iranian calendar year and plans to extract 500 million tons of minerals in the said time.

Rahmani added that major projects in this sector will provide above 10,000 Iranians with jobs.

President Rouhani inaugurated several national projects of the copper industry in a ceremony held through video conference on Thursday.

In his remarks, Rouhnai urged ministries of ‘finance’ and ‘industry and mine’ to cooperate on offering shares of small and medium-sized mines at Iran’s stock market.

In late April, Iran’s Deputy Industry Mining, and Trade Minister Darioush Esmaili said the mining sector accounted for 25 percent of the country’s non-oil revenues in the past Iranian calendar year.

Iran is one of the richest countries in the mining sector. Despite all the hardships, the limitations and problems that the US sanctions have created, the production of minerals and mining products in the country not only did not fall but also increased in the previous year. In the steel chain, the level of exports also rose.

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Five minerals meet growth

reporter 1222 — Sun, 03 May 2020 09:21:31 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Production volume of five selected minerals registered a growth in the last Iranian calendar year [ended March 20, 2020] as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

Production volume of three selected minerals decreased last year [ended Marc. 20, 2020] as compared to a year earlier while the production volume of nine minerals increased in this period.

Accordingly, aluminum ingot, alumina, and coal concentrate recorded a 7.7, 2.3, and 7.9 percent decline respectively from March 21, 2019, to March 20, 2020, as compared to the same period of last year.

In the meantime, the production of glassware, cement, chinaware, cup glass, and crude steel hit a 14.3, 11.2, 9.9, 7, and 6.3 percent growth respectively as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.

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A quarter of non-oil exports, Minerals

reporter 1222 — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 12:59:21 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani said that minerals account for 25% of Iran’s total non-oil exports share.

He put the total value of non-oil exports at about $40 billion, 25 percent of which belongs to the export of minerals, which accounts for $10 billion.

He made the remarks in the inaugural ceremony of the pilot of technology and extraction of rare soil elements and other strategic elements in Alborz province on Tue. while putting the total value of mining and mineral production in the country at $22 billion.

Fortunately, the country’s share of non-oil exports has not decreased despite sanctions, he said, adding, “effective steps have been taken in order to use modern methods instead of the traditional ones for the export of minerals.”

Statistics of the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) showed that the mining and mineral industrial sector has earmarked more than one-fifth of the country’s total export share in the last Iranian calendar year (ended Mar. 20, 2019).

According to IMIDRO, mining and mineral sector accounted for 16 percent of total exports share, the rate of which hit 21 percent in the last year (ended March 20, 2019).

More than $9.2 billion worth of mineral products was exported from the country in the last year, the report added.

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Monthly coal concentrate output up 33% yr/yr

reporter 1222 — Tue, 14 May 2019 07:01:02 +0000

As reported, some 67,148 tons of coal concentrate have been produced in Farvardin of this year, rising from 51,492 tons in the first month of the past year.

Iranian mining sector witnessed some prominent growth both in production and export during the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20, 2019).

According to the data released by IMIDRO, the value of Iran’s minerals and mining industries’ exports stood at $9.226 billion in the past year.

IMIDRO data indicate that the steel products account for the lion’s share of the exports from this sector in the past year, with the value of $4.1 billion.

The organization has also reported that production of iron ore concentrate has increased 17 percent year on year as the country produced over 45.4 million tons of the product during the past year.

Also, iron ore pellet output has reached 6.3 million tons, registering a nine-percent annual growth.

Furthermore, production of copper concentrate in Iran during the past Iranian calendar year was five percent more than the planned figure.

IMIDRO data has put the country’s copper concentrate output at 1.18 million tons in the past year, which is 1.123 million tons more than the planned amount.

Meanwhile, Iran produced 276,575 tons of aluminum ingots in the past year.

Iran is one of the top 10 mineral-rich countries where 68 types of minerals have been identified so far, including the world’s largest deposits of copper, zinc and iron ore, which are tempting international investors.

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Iran exports $3.7bn minerals in first fourth months

reporter 1222 — Sat, 18 Aug 2018 13:30:02 +0000

Iran has exported 20,917,000 tons of mineral products, valued at some $3.763 billion, in the first fourth month of current [Iranian calendar] year 1397 (March 21 – July 22).

According to a report published by Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Iraq, China and United Arab Emirates (UAE) had a total of 40 percent share in Iranian mineral imports in the aforementioned period.

Also, Iran has exported $15,450 million in the same period which shows a 14.6 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

Iran has aimed to export $10 billion of mineral products in current year and the statistics demonstrate that it has achieved 37 percent of its aim in the first fourth months.

According to reports, Iran’s total mineral exports in [Iranian calendar] years of 1396 and 1395 reached some $9 billion and $6.6 billion respectively.

As per the 6th development plan of the country, Iran has aimed to increase the value of nonoil exports to $112,739 million by the year 1400.

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