Iron ore concentrate output of these companies grew 1 percent compared to the corresponding period last year.
These output includes: Gol-e-Gohar 7,600,796 tons, Chadormalu 6,574,991 tons, Central Iron Ore Complex 2,762,384 tons, Middle East Mines and Mining Industries Company 1,776,293 tons, Sangan Iron Ore Complex 650,400 tons.
8 major mining companies produced 5,569,408 tons granulated iron ore during this period which compared to the corresponding period the year before (7,900,421 tons) shows a 30 percent decrease.