Production Statistics
Iran's mineral produce include coal, metallic elements, sand and gravel, chemical minerals and salt. It has the world's largest zinc reserves, holds the second largest copper deposits and ranks ninth for its iron reserves. The following is a list of some of Iran's industrial mining production and their international rankings:
See also: International rankings of Iran| Name | Rank | Out of | Source | Notes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel production by country | 16th | World | World Steel Association/US Geological Survey | More than 10.9 million tonnes produced in 2009 and 14 million tonnes produced in 2010; Iran's production capacity reached 20 million tonnes/year in 2010; Iran plans to increase its steel production to more than 35 million tonnes/year by 2015 and to more than 55 million tonnes by 2020 | 2009 |
| Aluminium Oxide production | 26th | World | British Geological Survey | 130,000 tonnes/Year | 2006 |
| Bauxite production | 10th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual production of 500,000 tonnes | 2008 |
| Copper mine production | 12th | World | British Geological Survey | Annual production of 249,100 tonnes | 2006 |
| Aluminium production | 17th | World | List of countries by aluminium production | Annual production of 457,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Cement production | 5th | World | List of countries by cement production/Pie Chart of World's Production | In 2009: Annual production of 45 million tonnes, or ~1.6% of the world's total output & total production capacity of 55 million tonnes annually; Iran ranks 10th globally in terms of cement export | 2010 |
| Iron production | 8th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual production of 33 million tonnes | 2009 |
| Manganese production | 12th | World | British Geological Survey | Annual production of 115,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Strontium production | 5th | World | British Geological Survey | World's fifth largest producer of strontium | 2007 |
| Zinc production | 14th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual production of 166,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Chromium production | 5th | World | US Geological Survey | Iran produces more than 4% of world's total production | 2002 |
| Feldspar production | 12th | World | British Geological Survey | Annual production of 411,807 tonnes | 2006 |
| Bentonite production | 12th | World | British Geological Survey | Annual production of 186,323 tonnes; Alternatively ranked at 13th by US Geological Survey with production of 200,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Molybdenum production | 9th | World | British Geological Survey | Annual production of 2,000 tonnes | 2005 |
| Sodium Chloride Production | 15th | World | British Geological Survey | Annual production of 2.62 million tonnes, or ~1.25% of world's total output | 2006 |
| Baryte production | 6th | World | Baryte Production Rankings | Iran produces 290,000 tonnes or ~3.67% of world's total output | 2006 |
| Gypsum production | 2nd | World | British Geological Survey | Iran is the world's second largest producer after China | 2006 |
| Iron ore production | 9th | World | British Geological Survey | Annual production of 35 million tonnes | 2006 |
| Perlite production | 10th | World | British Geological Survey | Annual production of 30,000 tonnes of perlite | 2006 |
| Silver production | 19th | World | The Silver Institute | Annual production of 3.2 millions ounces | 2008 |
| Turquoise production | 1st | World | Iran is the world's oldest, finest and largest producer of turquoise | 2010 | |
| Production of Soda Ash | 20th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual soda ash production of 140,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Production of quicklime, hydrated lime including Dead-Burned Dolomite | 13th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual quicklime & dolomite production of 2.5 million tonnes | 2006 |
| Production of natural iron oxide | 9th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual natural iron oxide production of 2,600 tonnes | 2006 |
| Production of mica | 9th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual mica production of 7,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Production of magnesite | 13th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual magnesite production of 90,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Production of lead | 16th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual lead production of 24,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Production of kaolin | 12th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual kaolin production of 550,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Industrial silica production | 14th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual industrial silica production of 1.9 million tonnes | 2006 |
| Production of hydraulic cement | 14th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual hydraulic cement production of 32.7 million tonnes | 2006 |
| Production of gold | 66th | World | British Geological Survey | Iran produces 850 Kilograms of gold per year | 2008 |
| Production of ferrochromium | 14th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual ferrochromium production of 8,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Diatomite production | 20th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual diatomite production of 8,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Production of celestite | 6th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual celestite production of 7,500 tonnes | 2006 |
| Boron production | 9th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual boron production of 3,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Asbestos production | 9th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual asbestos production of 5,000 tonnes | 2006 |
| Production of arsenic | 11th | World | US Geological Survey | Annual arsenic production of 100 tonnes | 2006 |
| Production of ammonia | 21st | World | US Geological Survey | Annual ammonia production of 1.02 million tonnes | 2006 |
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