TEHRAN -– Iranian Industries and Mines Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian is to inaugurate a development project today at the Hamkar Coal Mine, Kerman Province, which will increase its annual output by 17,000 tons, bringing the country to self-sufficiency in coal production.

IRNA quoted the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) as reporting that the project has cost 250 billion rials (about $25.85 million), generating some 1,000 direct and 2,500 indirect job opportunities.
The report said that 70 percent of the related machinery and equipment are domestically made