Iran mineral reserves

EghtesadOnline: Blessed by a plethora of mineral reserves, Iran has been making use of the opening that followed the nuclear agreement it reached with world powers, officially known as Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, to develop its mining sector with an eye to growing its economy held back by many years of international sanctions. The implementation of JCPOA in January 2016 marked the official end of those sanctions.

EghtesadOnline: Over 1.7 billion tons of mineral reserves have been discovered so far this year, the head of mineral explorations at the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade said.