Ministry Plans to Build Mideast’s Largest Lead, Zinc Plant in Yazd

The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has announced that the first phase of Mehdiabad Lead and Zinc Complex located in the central Yazd Province will be completed by the end of fiscal 2021-22 as the largest lead and zinc processing plant in the Middle East.
According to the director of Mehdiabad Lead and Zinc Complex, this project has achieved significant progress in the areas of mining, plant and infrastructure, and despite international sanctions, all the equipment have been supplied against all odds.
“The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization, in accordance with the rules and regulations in the fiscal 2016-17, put on auction the opportunity to invest in Mehdiabad Mine as the largest lead and zinc reserves in the country, as well as in financing and executing mining operations, construction of factories and provision of infrastructure,” Amin Safari was also quoted as saying by IMIDRO.