Iran will increase production of iron ore

Iran will start production of iron ore pellets with a total capacity of 7.5 million tons. Two new factories were built in the country.

The Iranian Mining and Mining Development Agency (IMIDRO) announced that two iron ore granulating plants with an initial production capacity of 5 million tons and 2.5 million tons are to begin production in Hong Kong in the coming days.

According to IMIDRO, the province has set up a pellet mill with a capacity of 15 million tonnes, as well as 6 concentrate production units, which together will produce 17.5 million tonnes. In this area is the Zalazan mine, whose deposits are estimated at 1.2 million tons.

Only in the period since 2013 of Iran, he confirmed an ore deposit with a total volume of 1.5 billion tons. 68 types of minerals are mined in Iran. In general, the reserves reach more than 40 billion tons, which is 3 percent of the world's resources. They can provide $ 770 billion in added value. There are 5,400 mines in the country, from which 400 million tons of minerals are extracted per year.