Iran iron ore

Iran Downstream, Upstream Steel Output During Two Months

EghtesadOnline: A total of 7.7 million tons of iron ore concentrate were produced in Iran during the first two months of the current fiscal year (March 21-May 21), to register a 27% growth compared…
2018-06-13 06:04
Iran Iron Ore Exports Down 33% in April

EghtesadOnline: Iranian miners exported a total of 964,200 tons of iron ore in April, recording a 33% drop compared with last year’s similar period, according to provisional data published by…
2018-06-03 04:58
Iran Iron Ore Exports Jump 16% in February

EghtesadOnline: Iranian miners exported a total of 1.85 million tons of iron ore in February, recording a 16.1% growth compared to January shipments, market analyst, Keyvan Jafari Tehrani, said.
2018-03-13 07:46
Iranian Iron Ore Exporters to Benefit From Goa Mining Halt

EghtesadOnline: A recent Supreme Court of India's decision to cancel all iron ore mining leases in an ore-rich state can open the way for Iranian ore miners to increase their share in the Chinese…
2018-02-14 09:36
Iran Sixth Largest Iron Ore Exporter to China

EghtesadOnline: Iranian iron ore miners experienced a good year in 2017, as they became the sixth largest supplier of the material to China by shipping about 22 million tons to the world’s largest…
2018-01-21 09:45
2 Iron Ore Plants Inaugurated

EghtesadOnline: Two iron ore processing plants were inaugurated by a host of government and industry officials in Khorasan Razavi’s Sangan Mineral Zone on Thursday.
2017-12-30 05:36
Expansion of Upstream Steelmaking on Fast Track

EghtesadOnline: Iranian steelmakers and iron ore companies are actively working on the expansion of iron ore processing and direct reduced iron/hot-briquetted iron capacities to fulfill the government…
2017-12-11 08:14
Iranian Iron Ore’s Difficult Relationship With China

EghtesadOnline: There is a never-ending competition for supplying raw steelmaking materials and this is at its fiercest in China as the world’s largest producer and consumer of iron ore. Iran,…
2017-12-10 13:15
Iron Ore Concentrate Plant Starts Pilot Production

EghtesadOnline: National Industries and Mining Development Company’s 2.5-million-ton per year iron ore concentrate plant started its pilot production on Saturday.
2017-11-13 07:11
Iran H1 Iron Ore Exports Earn $490m

EghtesadOnline: Iranian iron ore miners exported over 8.69 million tons of granulated hematite iron ore with over 40% content worth $491.82 million during the first six months of the current…
2017-10-23 09:19
Iron Ore Pellet Plant Construction to End in Nov.

EghtesadOnline: The construction of Butia Iranian Steel Company’s 5.2-million-ton iron ore pellet plant in Kerman Province is scheduled to be completed by late November, the head of Majlis Economic…
2017-09-27 11:46
2b Tons of Iron Ore Reserves Discovered

EghtesadOnline: Iran has discovered a new iron ore deposit in Yazd Province, which is estimated to be about 2 billion tons with 70% iron content, the head of Yazd Industries, Mining and Trade…
2017-09-04 07:53
Iron Ore Mining Company Settles Environmental Dispute

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s Department of Environment has issued a permit for Chadormalu Mining and Industrial Company to initiate exploration operations in the iron ore-rich D19 geological layer,…
2017-08-26 06:12
28% Rise in Iron Ore Concentrate Production

EghtesadOnline: Major Iranian iron ore producers manufactured 12.49 million tons of iron ore concentrate during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), registering…
2017-08-20 08:42
2 Iron Ore Processing Plants in the Pipeline

EghtesadOnline: Two new iron ore processing plants are scheduled to come on stream in Sangan mineral zone in the next two months, says manager of Sangan Iron Ore Complex, Morteza Hashempour.
2017-08-15 16:13
Iran 5th Largest Iron Ore Exporter to India

EghtesadOnline: Iran Central Iron Ore Company exported 50,000 tons of iron ore concentrate to India in July, according to the head of international relations of Iron Ore Producers & Exporters…
2017-08-14 12:09
Iron Ore Output Capacity to Rise to 100m Tons/Year

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s crude iron ore production capacity will be raised to 100 million tons/year from 75 million tons/year by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2018), state mines…
2017-08-06 13:36
Iron Ore Exports to Cease by March 2019

EghtesadOnline: Exports of iron ore will be halted by the end of the next fiscal year (March 20, 2019), a deputy minister of industries, mining and trade announced.
2017-07-23 09:09
Private Iron Ore Miners Left High and Dry

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian iron ore sector has experienced tough times in the last few years. “Of the 145 small and medium iron ore mines operating in the fiscal year 2013-14, only nine are…
2017-06-14 08:53
Major Iron Ore Producer to Boost Granulated Output

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian Central Plateau Iron Ore Mines Complex plans to produce 1.2 million tons of granulated iron ore by the end of the current fiscal year (March 2018), company manager,…
2017-05-27 07:35
Iron Ore Concentrate Output Surges 64%

EghtesadOnline: Major Iranian mining companies produced 2.98 million tons of iron ore concentrate during the first month of the current fiscal year (ended April 20), registering a 64% growth…
2017-05-22 08:01
Iranian Iron Ore Exports Decline

EghtesadOnline: Iron ore exports from Iran are now declining, as the volume in April reached 10.46 million tons, which is down by 6% compared to the same period of Iranian.
2017-05-20 07:36
ESCO’s Iron Ore Beneficiation Plant Becomes Operational

EghtesadOnline: Esfahan Steel Company inaugurated its iron ore beneficiation plant last week. According to ESCO’s deputy head, Hassan Zia, the beneficiation plant has a processing capacity of…
2017-05-15 08:53
Iron Ore Policy to Boost Steel Exports

EghtesadOnline: After a year of back and forth between government officials and industry players, no changes were made in export duties for iron ore despite previous announcements.
2017-04-19 10:23
Steel Import, Iron Ore Export Duties Unchanged

EghtesadOnline: Iran did not change its import duty for steel and export duties for iron ore, despite previous announcements, according to the latest annual import-export regulations published…
2017-04-16 06:09
Iron Ore Export Plan Sparks Backlash From IMIDRO

EghtesadOnline: Limiting iron ore exports will weaken the already struggling domestic miners and cause Iran to lose its foothold in established export markets, the head of Iranian Mines and Mining…
2017-02-12 10:58
Iron Ore Mining Slumps

EghtesadOnline: Of the 160-170 iron ore mines in Iran, only 20 are currently operational, a member of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture said.
2017-01-31 13:51
Iran Mulls 10% Export Duty on Unprocessed Iron Ore

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian government is considering whether to impose a 10% export duty on unprocessed iron ore, so as to promote the sale of value-added raw materials and steel products.
2017-01-15 18:52
400m Tons Added to Iron Ore Reserves

EghtesadOnline: Close to 400 million tons were added to Iran’s proven reserves of iron ore over the past one year, following the discovery of new deposits in the east of the country, said the…
2017-01-12 14:42
Huge Gap Between Iron Ore Supply, Demand in Iran

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s iron ore production currently exceeds domestic demand by about 12 million tons, said the chairman of Iron Ore Producers and Exporters Association, Qadir Qiafeh.
2017-01-09 14:56