TEHRAN - Exports from Iran’s mining sector reached $4.132 billion in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22).

The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) announced the export of $4.1 billion worth of products from the mining and mining industries sector during the first four months of this year.

According to IRNA's report from IMIDRO, during the mentioned four-month, 23,774,263 tons of various products from the mining and mining industries sector, valued at $4.132 billion, were exported. This figure for the same period last year was 20,895,068 tons, valued at $4.319 billion.

A comparison of these statistics indicates an approximately 14 percent increase in tonnage and a four percent decrease in export value.

The largest share of exports in the first four months of the year pertained to the production chain of three products: steel, aluminum, and copper, amounting to 14,271,275 tons with a value of $3.243 billion. Compared to the exports from the same period last year (11,018,392 tons valued at $3.385 billion) this represents a 30 percent growth in weight and a four percent decrease in value.

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