Industry ministry inks trilateral mining MOU with GSI, IMIDRO

TEHRAN – Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Geological Survey and Mineral Explorations of Iran (GSI) and Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) for expansion of the country’s mining sector, IRNA reported.

IMIDRO to revive 50 small copper mines by Mar. 2021

TEHRAN- Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) announced that it plans to revive 50 idle small copper mines in the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021), IRNA reported.

IMIDRO to revive 200 small mines by Mar. 2021

TEHRAN- Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) is planning to revive 200 small mines by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2021), the head of organization announced, IRNA reported on Friday.

Amir Bayat appointed acting head of IDRO

TEHRAN –Iran’s Acting Minister of Industry, Mining and Trade Hossein Modares Khiabani appointed Amir Bayat as the acting head of the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO), IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Monthly steel ingot production surpasses 2.3m tons

TEHRAN- Production of steel ingot in Iran reached 2.321 million tons during the first Iranian calendar month Farvardin (March 20-April 19), IRNA reported citing the data released by the country’s steel producers.

Copper projects worth over $950m inaugurated

TEHRAN- Four development projects worth 40 trillion rials (about $952.3 million) were inaugurated in the copper sector of Kerman Province in the southeast of Iran on Thursday, Shata news reported.

IMIDRO to inaugurate projects worth over $2.2b by next March

TEHRAN - Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) plans to put projects worth $2.276 billion into operation during the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021), according to the head of the organization, IRNA reported.

Annual steel ingot output to rise 3.2m tons

TEHRAN-Iran’s annual steel ingot production is planned to increase 3.2 million tons in the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 20, according to Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

Annual copper exports doubled

TEHRAN- Iran has seen its copper exports doubled in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 19) despite a series of bitter sanctions imposed by the United States aimed at hampering the Islamic Republic’s trade of lucrative metals.

Iron ore output to exceed 100m tons by Mar. 19

TEHRAN – Iran’s iron ore output is going to reach 101 million tons by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 19), registering over a 17-percent rise compared to the previous year, IRNA reported.

Mining projects worth over $1.2b ready to come on stream: IMIDRO

TEHRAN- Several projects worth more than $1.2 billion are ready to be inaugurated in Iran’s mining sector across the country, IRNA reported, quoting the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) as saying.

Domestic steel consumption surplus to reach 10m tons

TEHRAN - Head of Tehran Iron and Steel Traders Union says the country’s domestic steel consumption is expected to reach 17 million tons in the current Iranian year (ends on March 19), and considering the production plans there will be a 10 million-ton surplus this year, IRNA reported.

Copper cathode output to rise 100,000 tons in 3 months

TEHRAN- Iranian Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Reza Rahmani inaugurated a plant and a processing unit in Sungun Copper Complex in East Azarbaijan Province on Saturday, Shata reported.

GSI to award 60 new areas for mining exploration

TEHRAN – Head of Geological Survey and Mineral Explorations of Iran (GSI) said 60 new areas are going to be opened and awarded to the private sector for mining exploration, on the occasion of the organization’s 60th establishment anniversary.

Coal concentrate output up 13% in a month on year

TEHRAN- Production of coal concentrate in Iran increased 13 percent in the past Iranian calendar month of Shahrivar (August 23-September 22) compared to the same month in the past year, IRIB reported citing the data released by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

IMIDRO to hold mining exploration conference on Sept. 24

TEHRAN - Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) is planned to hold a conference on Iran’s mining exploration development, opportunities and challenges in Tehran on September 24.

Over 103,000 tons of aluminum ingots produced in 5 months

TEHRAN- Iran’s major aluminum producers produced 103,593 tons of aluminum ingots during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22), IRIB reported citing the data released by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

Monthly steel exports up 37% yr/yr

TEHRAN- Crude steel exports by Iran’s major steel producers during the fifth Iranian calendar month of Mordad (July 23-August 22) rose 37 percent compared to the same month in the previous year, IRIB reported citing the data released by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

By Mahnaz Abdi

Reviving small mines on agenda

Establishment of high-capacity industrial units recently in Iran indicates the need for the supply of more minerals as feedstock for these units.

Steel ingot output up 3.7% in a quarter on year

TEHRAN- Production of steel ingot in Iran during spring, which corresponds to the first quarter of Iranian calendar year, stood at 5.2 million tons, rising 3.7 percent from the same quarter in the past year, IRNA reported on Wednesday.

IMIDRO to inaugurate $3.5b of new projects by March 2020

TEHRAN- Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) plans to put projects worth nearly $3.5 billion into operation by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2020), IRNA reported on Friday, quoting a senior official with the organization.

Projects underway to boost annual cooper concentrate output by 450,000 tons

TEHRAN- Projects have been already started for increasing the country’s annual production of copper concentrate by 450,000 tons, IRIB quoted Ardeshir Sa’d-Mohammadi, the managing director of Iran’s National Copper Company, as saying.

Iran’s minerals, mining industries export up 43% in a month on year

TEHRAN- The value of Iran’s minerals and mining industries exports has risen 43 percent during the first Iranian calendar month of Farvardin (March 21-April 20, 2019) from the figure of the same month in the past year, Mohammadreza Modoudi, the acting head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), told Tasnim news agency on Tuesday.

Monthly coal concentrate output up 33% yr/yr

TEHRAN- Production of coal concentrate in Iran increased 33 percent during the first Iranian calendar month of Farvardin (March 21-April 20, 2019) compared to the output in the first month of the previous year, IRIB reported on Monday citing the data released by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

Steel projects with over 10m tons of capacity to be inaugurated by Mar. 2020

TEHRAN- Iran will inaugurate steel projects with the capacity of at least 10 million tons during the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 19, 2020), IRNA quoted Deputy Industry, Mining and Trade Minister Jafar Sarqini as saying.

Iran, Iraq hold meeting on Joint Trade Committee establishment

TEHRAN – Following the agreements on establishing an Iran-Iraq trade committee, officials from the two sides held a meeting to discuss the issue, the portal of Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran reported on Sunday.

Iran’s crude steel production capacity to rise 25m tons in 4 years

TEHRAN- Iran’s crude steel production capacity will increase by 25 million tons within the next four years, according to a deputy director in Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

Mining projects worth $3b to be inaugurated in a year

TEHRAN- Projects worth $3 billion are planned to be inaugurated in Iran’s mining sector in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 21, 2019), IRIB quoted Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) Managing Director Khodadad Gharibpour as saying.

Steel products output rises 8% in 11 months on year

TEHRAN- Production of steel products in Iran rose eight percent during the eleven-month period from March 21, 2018 to February 19, 2019, IRNA reported on Sunday citing the data released by Iranian Steel Producers Association.

Industrial sector in need of 400km railway annually

TEHRAN- "According to the Sixth Development Plan (2016-2021), domestic industrial and mining sector requires 400 kilometers of railway to be added to domestic network per year," the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) told IRNA on Monday.