1 Billion Tons Added to Iran’s Iron Ore Reserves in Six Years

About 1 billion tons of new iron ore reserves have been identified in Iran over the past six years, the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization reported.
The share of new discoveries from total reserves is 33%, IMIDRO’s Public Relations Department reported.
Iran’s total iron ore reserves currently stand at 2.74 billion tons.
The report added that explorations for more reserves are currently underway in 30 provinces, including 107 zones spread over 660,000 square kilometers.