Iran Exports 1.5m Tons of Stone Annually

Iran exports 1.5 million tons of stone annually, of which 900,000 tons are natural stone blocks and 49,000 tons are processed stone, an advisor to Iran Stone Association said.
“There are over 2,000 licensed mines in Iran, but only 1,100 or half of them are active; the remaining 50% operate at half their capacity,” Siamak Hajseyyed-Javadi was also quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency. 
According to the figures of the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade, the nominal capacity of Iranian mines stands at 30 million tons. 
World statistics pertaining to 2019 show Iran’s mineral output reached 8.25 million tons compared with 9 million tons in 2018. Six years ago, the country’s mineral production was 12-13 million tons, indicating an annual average decline of 400,000 tons in recent years.