Iran Iron Ore

In a bid to minimize the export of unprocessed iron ore, all producers of the industrial material are mandated to prioritize meeting the domestic demand by offering their products in Iran…

The constructions of two iron ore pellet-making plants in Sangan mineral zone with a total production capacity of 10 million tons per year are scheduled to be completed by the end of the current…

Iran’s iron ore sector has hit a rough patch as 90 iron ore mines out of a total of 190 have shut down in recent months, according to Ghadir Giafeh, the head of board of directors at Iron Ore…

Iran plans to stop non-agglomerated iron ore shipments exports in the near term given the need of local steelmakers and the declared aim to increase  export of high value-added products.…

More than 9.6 million tons of iron ore concentrate was produced during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 20-July 20) ), which indicates a 16% rise compared to same period…

Export of three strategic minerals, namely iron ore, copper and gold, in their raw form will be banned by the end of the first half of the next Iranian year (August 22, 2017), the head of…

Iranian Central Plateau Iron Ore Mines Complex, otherwise known as ICEP, plans to increase its granulated iron ore output to 1.4 million tons by the end of the current Iranian year (March 2017…

Iran is the leading iron ore and direct-reduced iron producer, and the second biggest steelmaker after Turkey in the Middle East and North Africa region, the US Geological Survey reported in a…

Iran’s first iron ore beneficiation plant will become operational by the end of September, says managing director of Jalalabad Iron Ore Complex. The plant, with an annual production capacity of…

More than 2.4 million tons of iron ore concentrate were produced in the second Iranian month of Ordibehesht (April 20-May 20), indicating an 11% growth compared to last year’s corresponding…

Demand for iron ore in the domestic market will rise later in the year, the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization said.

Mehdi Karbasian also…

Iran will become self-sufficient in iron ore concentrate production by the end of the current Iranian year (March 2017), says Minister of Industries, Mining and Industries Mohammad Reza…

Close to 12 million tons of crude steel, 11.7 million tons of steel products, 16 million tons of pellets and 11.3 million tons of sponge iron were produced during March-December 2015.

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The government intervention in the pricing of iron ore products and steel has no positive outcome and only leads to disillusionment among producers, says the deputy chairman of Iran Iron Ore…

Iran’s iron ore exports may stop in 2019 due to low prices and as it consumes more of the raw material in its bid to more than triple steel production by 2025, said an industry executive from…

New mineral explorations have found Sangan Mine’s iron ore reserves to be at 1.2 billion tons, which make it a “world-class” iron ore mine, said the head of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries…

Developing modern financial instruments in Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) could significantly enhance price transparency and increase competitiveness in the iron ore market, an IME report quoted…

The Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) said more than 25.7 million metric tons of iron ore concentrate was produced during the past Iranian…

Iron ore prices have slumped to a fresh five-year low, sending Fortescue Metals Group shares to a new low and the value of the stocks owned by its founder, Andrew Forrest, below $2 billion.

Tata Steel Ltd. restarted one of its biggest iron ore mines in India, four months after the nation’s top producer was ordered to suspend operations pending lease renewal.

The export of iron ore during the eighth month of the current Iranian calendar year (ended November 21) declined 90 percent to reach 144,900 metric tons, based on official statistics from the…

The Iranian Association of Steel Manufacturers has criticized the frequent changes to the iron ore export duties, reported Fooladnews.