Decline in Coal Concentrate Production

Iran’s two major coal producers had a total output of 664,568 tons of coal concentrates during the last Iranian year that ended on March 19, 2020, registering a 9.22% decline compared to the year before, the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization's data showed.
Tabas Parvadeh Coal Company accounted for 567,535 tons of the total output and Central Alborz Coal Company for the remaining 97,033 tons. The two companies produced 54,693 tons of coal during the month ending March 19, Fars News Agency reported.
They extracted a total of 1.58 million tons of coal during the year under review to register a 9.37% decrease year-on-year.
Tabas Parvadeh accounted for 1.46 million tons of the total figure while Central Alborz accounted for 124,720 tons. The two companies extracted 116,361 tons of coal during the month.
Iranian coal mines, with about 1.15 billion tons of combined reserves, have the capacity to produce up to 3 million tons of coal concentrate annually.