Coal Concentrate Output Up 11%

Iran’s two major coal production companies had a total output of 60,050 tons of coal concentrates during the eighth Iranian month (Oct. 21-Nov. 20), registering an 11% increase compared with last year’s similar month. 
Tabas Parvadeh Coal Company accounted for 52,391 tons of the total output and Central Alborz Coal Company for the remaining 7,659 tons, the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization reported on its website.
Coal concentrate output during the first eight months of the current fiscal year amounted to 471,528 tons, indicating a growth of 3% compared with the same period of last year. 
The two companies extracted 157,641 tons of coal during the month under review, posting an 86% growth compared with the corresponding period of last year. 
Coal extractions increased by 5% during the first eight months of the Iranian year to 1.214 million tons, IMIDRO reported. 
The two companies delivered 56,952 tons of coal concentrates to their customers during the month under review to register a 42% increase YOY, of which Tabas Parvadeh Coal Company had a share of 50,072 tons, while Central Alborz Coal Company accounted for the remaining 6,880 tons.
Iranian coal mines, with about 1.15 billion tons of combined reserves, have the capacity to produce up to 3 million tons of coal concentrates annually.