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Iran’s iron ore production increases

Oil&Gas Materials 15 February 2011 14:15 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 15 / Trend, A.Yusifzade /

Iran's iron ore production increased by seven percent to 24.2 million, since the beginning of the current Iranian year (started March 21, 2010) compared with the same period of the last year, IRNA reported quoting Iranian Mineral Production and Supplying Company managing director Gholamhossein Rahimian as saying.

During this period some 2 million of raw coal was produced, Rahimian added.

Around 290,000 tons of metallurgical coke was produced in this period showing 33 percent growth as compared to the same period of last year, Rahimian said.

According to Rahimian, the amount of ingot production in Mouteh gold complex is 250 kilogram.

Lead and zinc production in Angouran mine amounted to 632,000 tons during this period marking a 126-percent rise compared to the same period of last year, Rahimian said.
He referred to the plan for equipping Khamroud mine in Zarand, Kerman province and said the plan was approved by the Islamic Development Bank and the related financial agreements were signed.

According to Iran Metal News report, Iran's iron ore production rate is predicted to reach 38 million tons in 2012, while the figure will be 40.2 million tons in 2013 and 42 million tons in the final year of the plan.

Based on the report, the projects defined by IMIDRO as of 2015 includes equipping Jalalabad iron ore mine, with the production objective of 3 million tons concentrate a year, creating and developing capacities of Chadormalu (the fifth line with the aim of producing 1.7 million tons of iron ore concentrate), creating concentrate production capacities in Mishdovan and Chahgaz mines in the amount of 2.6 million tons of concentrate, mining operation in Golegohar 3 to produce 10 million tons of iron ore concentrate, developing Sangan 2 complex with production of 2.6 million tons of concentrate and pellet a year, and increasing the capacity and improving the quality of iron ore concentrate in Choghart as of 800,000 tons a year.

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