Iran produces 9.2m tons of steel ingot over past five months
IRNA – Iran produced some 9.2 million tons of steel ingot over the past five months of the current Iranian year (started…
Tag Archives: Iran’s mining industry
Mining investments rise 60% to $3.2b
Financial Tribune – About $3.2 billion were invested in Iran’s mining and mineral industries during the last fiscal year (ended March 19,…
Traders dismiss US bans enacted after flare-up of tensions with Iran
Press TV – Iranian traders say a new round of American sanctions enacted following a recent flare-up of tensions between the two…
Iran underpriced energy for 3 main industry sectors by $9.5bn: Report
Press TV – A new report by the Iranian parliament shows that the country underpriced energy given to the three main sectors…
Iran to increase tariff on raw minerals: VP Sattari
MNA – Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari said on Tue. that tariff rates for exporting raw minerals will increase.…
Mining projects worth over $660m ready to come on stream: IMIDRO
Tehran Times – Seven projects worth more than $660 million are ready to be inaugurated in Iran’s mining sector across the country,…
Iran to give special incentives for foreign investment in industries, mining
MNA – Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Reza Rahmani voiced Iran’s readiness to give special incentives for participation of foreign investors…
4,000 Iranian mines inactive
Financial Tribune – Iran has about 4,000 inactive mines, the chairman of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization said.…
Iran home to 7% of world’s mineral reserves
MNA – Head of Iran Stone Association said the country is home to 7% of the world’s mineral reserves, adding that Iran’s…
Iran’s investment in mining sector to hit $3bn this year
MNA – Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Khodadad Gharibpour said Monday that Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation…
Mining sector in Iran needs €18b investment: IMIDRO
Tehran Times – The head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said the country’s mining sector currently…
Mining industry enjoys 21% share of Iran’s non-oil exports
IRNA – Mines and mining industry had a 21% share of the Iranian exports in terms of value over the first 10…
Sponge iron production with 27% growth exceeds 21 million tons
IRNA – The survey of the performance of large mining companies and mineral industries during the 10 month period of this current…
Utilizing 113 projects worth $15 billion in IMIDRO
IRNA -Deputy Director of Planning and Empowerment of the Organization Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation (IMIDRO) highlighted 113 projects…
6% rise in mining chain exports in seven months
IRNA – Evaluation of seven-month performance of Iran’s foreign trade shows that the mining chain and mining industry in the meantime has…
Russia voices readiness to invest in Iran’s mining sector
Press TV- Iran says Russia has announced readiness to invest in its mining industry in what could be a clear defiance to…
Iran’s mining sector appealing for foreign investment
TOLOnews– Iran is among the very few countries in the world that has enticed foreign investors with its untapped mineral resources, a…
Speaker urges attracting foreign investment in Iran’s mining industry
Tasnim – Speaker of Iran’s Parliament Ali Larijani called for accelerated efforts to attract foreign investment and new technologies in the country’s…
Iran, Russia sign MoU for mining, energy cooperation
IRNA – The Industrial Development & Renovation Organization of Iran (IDRO) and Russian Trade and Economic Development Council (RTEDC) on Tuesday sealed…
How can mining drive Iran’s economy and what impedes it?
Financial Tribune- The Iranian mining sector has a lot to boast about. With huge untapped reserves, cheap energy and skilled workforce, the…
Iran’s mining projects on hold as investors fear new sanctions
Bloomberg– Iran has put on hold “almost all” of its mining agreements with foreign investors as companies from Europe to Asia fear…
Iran to complete 34 mining, mineral industries projects by Mar. 2017
TEHRAN- Mehdi Karbasian, the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), announced that 34 mining and mineral…
Denmark eyeing mining cooperation with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Danish Ambassador to Tehran Danny Annan in a meeting with a high-ranking Iranian trade delegation in South Khorassan province voiced…
Iran’s mining sector offers $40 billion for foreign investment
Iran offers $40 billion investment opportunities to the foreign entities for development of its mining sector, according to Mehdi Karbasian, the head…
Iran mining attracts $10 billion
Iran’s mining sector has now more than $10 billion of investment pledges by the Europeans and Chinese under its belt, Deputy Mine,…
Iran launches massive mining exploration drive
Iran has embarked on a massive mining exploration drive in its resource-rich Kerman province amid a tidal wave of interest created by…
Iran mulls France-Russia-China mine investment plan
TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Trade Minister Mehdi Karbasian on Mon. announced a special plan proposed by France, Russia and…
Iran mining eyes $15 billion of foreign investment
Iran plans to attract $15 billion of foreign investment in its vast but largely underdeveloped mines and mining industry sector, an official says. …
Iran plans to attract $29 bn of investment in mineral sector
Iran’s deputy minister of industry, mine and trade says the country has plans to attract USD 29 billion of investment in its…
Industrial and mining sectors set to grow 6%
Deputy minister of industries, mines and trade, Hossein Aboui Mehrizi, has predicted the industrial and mining sectors will experience 6% growth by…
Iran to make $15bln investment in mining
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Based on Iran’s Sixth Economic Development Plan, more than $15bln will be invested in the country’s mineral sector, an…
Afghanistan welcomes Iranian mining investment
In a meeting with senior members of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) earlier this week Afghan President Mohammad…
Iran ups mining activities in nine-month period of March-November 2014
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s mining sector hit new records in various fields in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year…
Minister: Overseas mining cooperation to be developed
Tehran, Nov 23, IRNA – Minister of Industry, MineS and Trade Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh said on Saturday that overseas activities in the…
Industries ministry: Iran welcomes foreign investment in mining sector
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has paved the way for attracting more investments in its mining and mineral industries, a senior energy official said…
Mining in southern Tehran adds to pollution in capital
The over-exploitation of construction material mines in southern Tehran has become a source of dust particles, adding to air pollution problems in…
German companies ready to contribute to Iran mining, industrial projects
Tehran, Dec 16, IRNA – Member of the German Association of the Middle and Near East in Tehran Werner Sholtzke said on…