Iran sees rise in mineral exports
Iran exported 10.512 million tons of mineral products worth
$1.093 billion in the first four months of the current calendar
year, which started March 21.
The figures show 35 and 16 percent increase in terms of value and
weight, respexctively, compared to the same period of time previous
year, the Tasnim News Agency reported.
The mentioned amount accounts for 40.7 per cent of the country's
total minerals exports goal in the current year.
Iran aims to export minerals worth $2.7 billion by the end of the
current calendar year.
Earlier, Iran's deputy minister of industry, mines and trade said
that exports of the country's mineral industries grew by 38 percent
in the last Iranian calendar year (which ended on March 20,
2013).
Iran is among the 15 major mineral-rich countries of the world and exports its industrial and mineral products to 159 countries, including Iraq, China, the United Arab Emirates, India, and Afghanistan.
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