In this period, the export of mining and mineral products from the country registered a 38 and 7.5 percent hike in weight and value respectively compared to the same period of last year, according to IMIDRO.
Major domestic companies in the mining and mineral industrial sector exported more than 35 million tons of minerals, valued at more than $7.42 billion, from March 21 to October 22, 2023, it said.
In this period, Iran exported more than 6 million tons of steel products and over 175,000 tons of copper and downstream products overseas, it added.
IMIDRO noted that mining and mineral companies of the country had exported over 26 million tons of minerals, valued at more than $6 billion, from March 21 to October 22, 2022.