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The Mineral Industry of Iran in 2005 (USGS) - Pars Times

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TABLE 1IRAN: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES 1, 2(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)Commodity 3 2001 2002 2003 2004 <strong>2005</strong> eMETALSAlum<strong>in</strong>um:Bauxite, gross weight 273,677 57,254 364,306 r 366,000 r 365,000Alum<strong>in</strong>a -- 101,339 102,785 137,002 150,000Metal, primary <strong>in</strong>got 146,000 168,715 182,477 212,602 220,000Arsenic, orpiment and realgar, concentrates e 400 400 275 89 4 100Chromite, m<strong>in</strong>e output, concentrateGross weight 145,170 512,640 97,328 138,755 223,563 4Cr 2 O 3 content e 69,000 250,000 48,000 68,000 110,000Copper:M<strong>in</strong>e output:Ore m<strong>in</strong>ed (0.6% to 1.2% Cu):Gross weight thousand metric tons 16,140 15,529 15,084 18,885 19,000Cu content e 170,000 160,000 160,000 190,000 190,000Concentrate (29% to 35% Cu):Gross weight 414,133 394,061 395,036 448,689 620,000Cu content e 121,000 121,000 130,000 150,000 208,000Metal:Smelter output, blister or anode 181,526 171,591 168,613 184,814 185,000Ref<strong>in</strong>ed output, cathode 152,703 143,438 145,669 152,463 152,000Gold, m<strong>in</strong>e output, Au content 5kilograms 192 210 203 195 200Iron and steel:Ore and concentrate:Gross weight thousand metric tons 13,978 16,906 18,287 18,205 19,000Fe content e do. 6,400 8,000 9,000 8,900 9,000Metal:Pig iron e do. 2,300 2,400 2,709 4 2,136 4 2,300Direct-reduced iron do. 5,000 e 5,280 5,620 6,410 6,850Ferrochromium e 8,430 8,000 10,000 7,750 4 8,000Ferrosilicon e 40,000 40,000 40,297 4 50,140 4 50,000Steel, crude, <strong>in</strong>gots and cast<strong>in</strong>gs thousand metric tons 6,890 7,293 7,869 8,382 7,405 4Lead:M<strong>in</strong>e output, concentrate:Gross weight 39,093 38,054 39,093 42,018 43,000Pb content e 19,000 19,000 20,000 22,000 22,000Ref<strong>in</strong>ery output, <strong>in</strong>cludes secondary e 50,000 r 51,000 r 58,000 r 68,000 r 68,000Manganese, m<strong>in</strong>e output (30% to 35% Mn):Gross weight 120,994 123,148 115,680 128,924 125,000Mn content e 40,000 42,000 38,000 43,000 42,000Molybdenum, m<strong>in</strong>e output, concentrate:Gross weight 4,506 4,271 4,084 3,367 3,800Mo content e 2,400 2,300 2,200 1,800 2,000Silver, m<strong>in</strong>e output, Ag content 22 23 23 25 25Z<strong>in</strong>c:M<strong>in</strong>e output, concentrate:Gross weight 250,000 220,000 222,000 244,006 250,000Zn content e 120,000 120,000 110,000 121,000 125,000Metal 73,000 82,571 78,428 109,400 120,000INDUSTRIAL MINERALSAsbestos:Concentrate (3% to 8% marketable fiber) 75,000 70,000 98,000 r, e 82,018 80,000Marketable fiber e 2,000 1,500 1,470 4 6,000 5,000See footnotes at end <strong>of</strong> table.<strong>Iran</strong>—<strong>2005</strong> 47.

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