Iranian state-owned miners see iron ore output rise by 4.4 percent

Iranian state-owned iron ore miners produced 6.99 million mt of iron ore in the first quarter of the current Iranian year (started March 21), representing an increase of 4.4 percent compared to 6.69 million mt in the same period of the last Iranian year, according to the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO).