Iran's H1 Mining Royalty Payments Hit $70m

Iranian miners paid a total of 8.65 trillion rials ($70.95 million) in mining royalties to the government during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22). 
The volume suggests a 97.1% increase compared with last year’s corresponding period.
According to Fars News Agency, mines in Khorasan Razavi Province topped the list of payments with 2.18 trillion rials ($17.92 million), followed by Kerman Province with 1.52 trillion rials ($12.47 million) and East Azarbaijan with 882.72 billion rials ($7.23 million).