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

TABLE 2--ContinuedIRAN: STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2005 1, 2(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)AnnualCommodity Major operating companies and major equity owners Location of main facilities capacityGemstones, turquoise NA Neyshabour Mine 6 eGold:Ore kilograms Iran Gold Co. Muteh Mine (Chah Khaton and Senjedeh pits), 600Esfahan, and Kuh-e-Zar Mine, SemnanDo. do. Artisanal placer operations Neyshabour area NAMetal 6 do. National Iranian Copper Industries Co. (Iranian Mines and Mining Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex, Kerman 500Industries Development and Renovation Organization) 3Iron:Ore Iran Central Iron Ore Co. (National Iranian Steel Co., 100%) 4 Choghart Mine, Bafgh, Yazd 7,400Do. Chadormalou Mining and Industrial Co. (National Iranian Chadormalou Mine, 90 kilometers north of Tchogart 6,500Steel Co., 100%) 4Do. Gol-e-Gohar Iron Ore Co. (National Iranian Steel Co., 100%.) 4 Gol-e-Ghar Mine, Kerman 3,800Do. Sangan Iron Ore Co. (National Iranian Steel Co., 100%) 4 Sangan (Songun) Mine, Golestan 300Do. About 50 small privately owned mines NA 1,000 eMetal Mobarekeh Steel Co. (Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Direct-reduction iron plant (Midrex process) at 3,200 7Development and Renovation Organization) 3EsfahanDo. Khouzestan Steel Co. (Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Direct-reduction iron plant (HYL I, Midrex, and 3,200Development and Renovation Organization) 3Purofer processes), AhwazDo. Isfahan Steel Co. (Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Direct-reduction iron plant (Ghaem process) at 600Development and Renovation Organization) 3EsfahanManganese Iran Manganese Mines Co. (Takado Co.) Venarch Manganese Mine, Qom 70Do. Taamin-e-Sange Manganeze Foolad-e-Iran Robat Karin Mine, Tehran NADo. Qom Manganese Mines Co. Shahrestouak Mine, Qom 3Molybdenum National Iranian Copper Industries Co. (Iranian Mines and Mining Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex, Kerman NAIndustries Development and Renovation Organization) 3Natural gas billion National Iranian Oil Co. (Government, 100%) Associated gas from company oilfields 96cubic metersDo. do. National Iranian Gas Co. (Government, 100%) Aghar, Dalan, Kangan, and Nar gasfields 57Do. do. Pars Oil and Gas Co. (National Iranian Oil Co., 100%) 3 South Pars gasfields 32 8Petroleum:Crude million National Iranian Oil Co. (Government, 100%) Onshore oilfields include the Agha Jari, the 1,40042-gallon barrelsAhwaz-Asmari, the Bangestan, the Hakimeh, theGachsaran, the Karanj, the Marun, the Pazanan, andthe Rag-e-Safid. Offshore oilfields include theAbouzar, and the SalmanDo. do. National Iranian Oil Co. and buy-back contract joint venture of Nowrooz and Soroosh Fields, offshore 75Shell Iran Nowrooz/Soroosh Development (70%), JJI S&NB.V. (20%), and Iranian Offshore Engineering &Construction Co. (10%)Do. do. National Iranian Oil Co. and buy-back contract joint venture of Doroud Field, offshore, 65Total S.A. (55%) and Eni SpA (45%)Do. do. National Iranian Oil Co. and buy-back contract joint venture of Sirri A and E Fields, offshore 40Total S.A. (70%) and PETRONAS Carigali International SdnBhd (30%)Do. do. National Iranian Oil Co. and buy-back contract joint venture of Darquain Field, onshore 17Total S.A. (60%) and Naftiran Intertrade Co. (40%)Refined thousand National Oil Refining and Distribution Co. (Government, 100%) Refineries at Abadan, Arak, Bandar Abbas, Esfahan, 1,728products 42-gallon Kermanshah, Lavan. Shiraz, Tabriz, and Tehranbarrels per daySee footnotes at end of table.47. u.s. geologicAl survey minerals yearbook—2005