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Iran’s zinc and lead production rises by 13.7 percent

Business Materials 7 August 2012 12:54 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug.7/ Trend F.Milad/

Iran produced 50,400 tons of lead and zinc during the first four months of the current year, which began on March 20, showing a 13.7-percent increase compared to the same period of last year.

The total output of zinc and lead amounted to 12,900 tons in the fourth calendar month, according to the IRNA News Agency.

Deputy head of Iran's Geology and Mineral Exploration Organization Behrouz Borna has said that Iran holds three percent of the world's mineral reserves, which puts the country first in the Middle East and third in Asia.

Iran is among 15 major mineral-rich countries of the world and exports its industrial and mineral products to 159 countries, including Iraq, China, the United Arab Emirates, India and Afghanistan.

The important mines of Iran include coal, metallic minerals, sand and gravel, chemical minerals and salt. Iran has the world's largest zinc and second largest copper deposits and ranks ninth for its iron reserves.

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