Companies in mining and mineral industries sector exported over 48 million tons of products, valued at $12.239 billion, in the past Iranian calendar year, showing a 7.6 percent decline in value compared to last year’s corresponding period.
In this period, about 4.4 million tons of various minerals, valued at $4,995,200,000, were imported into the country to meet the demands of domestic factories, indicating a 27.5 and 3.9 percent growth in value and weight respectively compared to the same period of last year.