Iran Mining News

Iran exported an aggregate of 8.5 million tons of mineral products worth $1.4 billion to Iraq, Turkey and Afghanistan during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21…

A total of 39.34 million tons of iron ore concentrates were produced in Iran during the first 10 of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2019-Jan. 20) to register a 3% growth compared with the…

Major Iranian lead and zinc producers extracted a total of 821,905 tons of ores during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2019-Jan. 20) to register a decline of 12%…

National Iranian Copper Industries Company and its subsidiaries, including Sungun Complex, Miduk Complex and Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex produced an aggregate of 991,144 tons of copper…

The average Producer Price Index for the mining sector in the four-quarter period ending Dec. 21, 2019, increased by 52% compared with the same period of last year, according to the latest data…

Minister of Industries, Mining and Trade Reza Rahmani has sent a letter to the head of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, Mehdi Mir-Ashrafi, to implement revised-down tariffs on…

A total of 99 small-scale mines have been revived in Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2019), the head of Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development &…

National Iranian Copper Industries Company and its subsidiaries, including Sungun, Miduk and Sarcheshmeh copper complexes, produced an aggregate of 890,347 tons of copper concentrate during the…

Iran’s total exports of iron ore witnessed a noticeable downturn since the seventh Iranian month (Sept. 23-Oct. 22), at the beginning of which the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade…

Iran exported $4.63 billion worth of ferrous minerals in the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Oct. 22), the head of the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade's Mines…

Iranian aluminum producers had an aggregate output of 171,334 tons of aluminum ingots during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21), which indicates a 26% decrease…

Zarshooran Gold Mine's new development phase has been inaugurated. The mine is located 35 kilometers from Takab town in northwestern province of West Azarbaijan.

The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade's review of 12 mineral products during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Oct. 22) shows nine witnessed year-on-year growth…

With an annual production of 34.5 million tons, Iran is currently the world’s eighth biggest producer of copper in the world, the managing director of the National Iranian Copper Industries…

Iranian miners paid a total of 8.65 trillion rials ($70.95 million) in mining royalties to the government during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22).  The volume…

The share of mineral products in Iran's total non-oil exports will reach 25% by the end of the current Iranian year (March 19, 2020), says Deputy Industries Minister Jafar Sarqeini. Speaking to…

Iran has 55 billion tons of mineral reserves, about 33 billion tons of which are proven, according to the head of Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran. Alireza Shahidi added that…

The average Producer Price Index for the mining sector in the four-quarter period ending Sept. 22, which marks the end of the second quarter of the current fiscal year (March 2019-20), increased…

The value of Iran’s mineral production will reach $22 billion by the end of the current fiscal year (ending March 19, 2020), says Deputy Industries Minister Jafar Sarqeini. The country produced…

Major Iranian lead and zinc producers extracted 508,719 tons of ores during the first six months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22), the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries…

The Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation has defined $16 billion worth of mining projects by the Iranian year 1400 (March 2021-2) for domestic and foreign investors…

The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade's review of 12 minerals during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Aug. 22) shows eight witnessed year-on-year growth while…

Iran exported 7.86 million tons of iron ore during the first five months of the Iranian year (March 21-Aug. 22), registering an increase of 43% compared with last year’s corresponding period.

Iran has the largest area under mineral exploration in the Middle East, the deputy minister of industries, mining and trade said.

China has taken fewer shipments of iron ore from Iran over August and September, according to Refinitiv Eikon data, as additional export tariffs due to be imposed by Tehran have dampened risk…