TEHRAN- Production of iron concentrate witnessed 20 percent growth in Iran during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20-August 21) compared to the same period of time in the previous year.

According to the Public Relations Department of Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), the country produced 12.453 million tons of iron concentrate during the mentioned time, while the figure was 10.336 million tons in the first five months of the past year, Tasnim news agency reported on Monday.

The report also said that Iran’s iron granules output fell 13 percent to 2.570 million tons in the first five months of this year from 2.954 million tons in the same period of time in the preceding year.

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