Iran's two-month aluminum ingot output exceeds 57,000 tons
The output stood at 28,900 tons in the second calendar month, the report added.
Aluminum powder production amounted to 37,700 tons in the two-month period.
Deputy head of Iran's Geology and Mineral Exploration Organization Behrouz Borna said that the country ranks first in the Middle East for possessing the region's largest mineral reserves.
"Iran holds three percent of the world's mineral reserves, which puts the country first in the Middle East and third in Asia," Borna added, Press TV reported.
The official also said that the country holds about 68 kinds of minerals. He added that 20 other types of minerals have been revealed through the recent explorations.
Iran ranks among the 15 major mineral-rich countries of the world and exports its industrial and mineral products to 159 countries, including Iraq, China, the United Arab Emirates, India and Afghanistan.
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