Iran Mining News

Major Iranian lead and zinc producers extracted a total of 417,778 tons of ores during the first five months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Aug. 22), which indicates a 29% decline in…

The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade will impose 20-25% tariffs on export of unprocessed minerals as of Sept. 23. According to Deputy Industries Minister Jafar Sarqeini, the decision is…

The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade has proposed a levy of 25% customs duty on iron ore export. According to director general of the ministry's Mineral Industries Office, Seifollah…

Seven mining and mineral projects are ready to be inaugurated in the provinces of Kerman, Zanjan, South Khorasan and Isfahan, the chairman of Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development…

A total of 17 million tons of iron ore were exported from Iran in the last fiscal year (March 2018-19), figures released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation…

Iranian private investors have shown growing interest in Iran's mining projects in recent months, suggesting that bright prospects await the country's mineral industries in the near future.…

Iran has about 4,000 inactive mines, the chairman of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization said. Khodadad Gharibpour, who is also a deputy industries…

The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization is pursuing plans to expand mineral explorations to cover 300,000 square kilometers by the end of the second term…

Major Iranian copper producers reached an aggregate of 297,924 tons of copper concentrate during the first three Iranian months (March 21-June 21) to register a 5% fall compared with last year’s…

Major Iranian lead and zinc producers extracted 207,788 tons of ores during the first three Iranian months (March 21-June 21), which indicates a 46% fall in production compared with last year’s…

Legalizing cryptocurrency mining would help the power sector, head of the board of directors of the  Power Generation Companies Syndicate said Monday.

The production of a single unit of bitcoin withdraws about 200 million rials ($1,400) in state subsidies, the Energy Ministry’s spokesman for the power department said.

Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization will have invested $3 billion in Iran's mining sector by the end of the current fiscal year (March 19, 2020), the…

Deep mining explorations are required to increase mineral reserves, Deputy Industries Minister Jafar Sarqeini told a press conference on Saturday. Authorities in the mining sector say new…

Major Iranian copper producers produced an aggregate of 102,163 tons of copper concentrate in the first Iranian month (March 21-April 20) to register a decrease of 5% compared with last year’s…

Iran's trade of mineral products recorded $323.33 million in surplus during the first month of the current fiscal year (March 21-April 20). The country exported 4.34 million tons of mineral…

The average Producer Price Index for the mining sector in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2019) increased by 50.9% compared with the year before to reach 349.9 (using 2011 as the base year…

Iraq was the biggest importer of Iran's mineral products worth $1.93 billion in the last fiscal year that ended on March 20, 2019. According to data released by the Iranian Mines & Mining…

Iran's trade of mineral products recorded a $5.65 billion surplus in the last fiscal year (ended March 20, 2019). The country exported 57.7 million tons of mineral products worth $9.22 billion…

Major Iranian lead and zinc producers extracted 1.09 million tons of ores in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2019), which indicates an 18% rise in production compared to the year before,…

Sari Gunay Gold Mine in the western Kurdestan Province produced 3,200 kilograms of gold in the last Iranian year (March 2018-19), an official with Kurdestan Industries, Mining and Trade…

Iran exported 8.9 million tons of mineral products worth $1.77 billion to the neighboring country Iraq during the 11 months to Feb. 19. Mineral exports accounted for 46% and 20% of the volume…

Iran's trade in mineral products recorded a surplus of $5.05 billion during the 11 months to Feb. 19. The country exported 51.77 million tons of mineral products worth over $8.29 billion during…

The Statistical Center of Iran carries out a yearly census to collect information about active mines and mineral plants in the country, with the 36th conducted in the current fiscal year (March…

Iran’s first mobile lead, zinc and copper flotation plant has become operational in Yazd Province, the head of Yazd Industries, Mining and Trade Organization announced.  Mohammad Reza…