TEHRAN - The production of iron ore concentrate in Iran increased by nine percent in the first 11 months of the previous Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2023-February 19, 2024), as compared to the same period in the year before, according to the data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).

As IMIDRO reported, 46,778,917 tons of iron ore concentrate was produced in the first 11 months of the previous year, while the figure was 42,936,511 tons in the same period of the year before

Iron ore concentrate is an output product from processed iron ores that have been milled (crush, grind, magnetic separation, flotation) to separate deleterious elements and produce a high-quality product.

Iron ore concentrates are deep beneficiated iron ore products, used for sintering and blast furnace production, as well as pellet production.

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