TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Industry Minister Jafar Sarqini said 10 trillion rials (about $264.5 million) worth of facilities will be paid to those active in the mining sector in the current Iranian calendar year (to end on March 20, 2018).

According to IRNA, the official made the remarks during a visit to a gold mine in West Azarbaijan Province in northwestern Iran.

Iran produces over 400 million tons of different minerals annually and more than $6.6 billion worth of such products is being exported every year.

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