About 1,892,000 tons of products, valued at $121 million, were exported in the first month of current year in mining sector, showing a 21 and 43 percent increase in terms of weight and value respectively.
Statistical table of country’s foreign trade indicated that 8,527,000 tons of products along with gas condensates, valued at $2.547 billion, were exported in the first month of the current year, registering a 7.6 and 18.3 percent growth in terms of weight and value respectively as compared to the same period last year, IRICA added.
A study of exports performance of mining sector of the country in the same period showed that 1,562,000 tons of products, valued at $84.5 million, hit the target markets.
In addition, 7,921,000 tons of non-oil products, valued at $3.115 billion, were exported from March 21 to April 20, 2019.
IRICA put the volume of crude steel exported in the same period at 392,000 tons, showing a 21 percent decline as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.
Iran’s identified mineral reserves value is estimated at more than $770 billion, the rate of which is expandable with the development of mineral discoveries.
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