Financial Tribune - A total of 4.01 million tons of iron ore concentrate were produced in Iran during the first Iranian month (March 21-April 20) to register a 1% decline compared with the same month of the year before.

According to the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization�s latest report, Golgohar Mining and Industrial Complex accounted for 1.43 million tons of the total output (down 7% YOY), followed by Chadormalu Mining and Industrial Complex with 934,112 tons (up 25% YOY), Middle East Mines and Mining Industries Development Holding Company with 460,906 tons (down 8% YOY), Iran Central Iron Ore Company with 384,650 tons (down 17% YOY) and Goharzamin Iron Ore Company with 378,995 tons (unchanged).

Other major producers were Opal Parsian Sangan with 257,014 tons (up 7% YOY), National Development Company with 101,402 tons (up 99% YOY), Sabanour Mining and Industrial Development Company with 35,739 tons (down 56% YOY) and Jalalabad Iron Ore Complex with 23,528 tons (down 57% YOY).