Extracting 4.5mn tons of minerals
4.5 million tons of minerals have been extracted from the mines of the Southwestern Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province.
The said amount has been extracted from 186 mines of the province by 653.8 billion rials (about $4.6 million) of investments.
The extracted minerals, are used in various sectors including construction, steel, aluminum, cement, gypsum and etc.
Above 1,500 employees are working in the mines of the province.
Statistics show that minerals accounted for 21 percent of non-oil exports in Iran.
There are 400,000 registered mines in the country.
Once 100 mineral processing units are launched, 600,000 employment opportunities will be generated in the country.