Mining Sector’s Water Consumption Untenable

The Majlis Research Center, the research arm of the parliament, says how average amount of water used to produce metals, namely gold and copper, in Iran is five times above international norms.
According to IRNA and based on the MRC report, worldwide less than 400 cubic meters of water is used to make one kilogram of gold, whereas in Iran it is 2,000 cubic meters! 
The report also says Iranian companies use close to 200 cubic meters of water to produce one ton of copper that is at least five times more than in other copper producing companies.
When it comes to cement and sand, the figure is 900 cubic meters per ton.