Mine and Metal

From a mining perspective, Iran is one of the top 15 mineral-rich countries in the world, holding some 68 types of minerals, about 37 billion tons of proven reserves, and about 60 billion tons of potential reserves. And 30% of the country’s non-oil exports,

The most important mines in Iran include coal, metallic minerals, sand and gravel, chemical minerals and salt, zinc (the world’s largest reserves), copper (the world's ninth largest reserves in 2011, iron (the world's 12th largest in 2013 according to the US Geological Survey), uranium (world's tenth largest) and lead (world's eleventh largest). chromium, barite, salt, gypsum, molybdenum, gold, and uranium Iran with roughly 1% of the world's population holds more than 7% of the world's total mineral reserves. Close to 30 percent of the country's investment has been made in the mining field in recent years.

Iran has more than 3,000 active mines, mostly privately owned,

Depending on this, SMC mine department professional team, manage an export section of some active mines and try to develop this business by closing both side standards together. We know Iran's capacity and target market demands.

Iran; Gateway of Mines at West Asia

Iran is placed in Asia southwest like a bridge between Asia, Europe, and Africa which has taken lead in mining exploration and experts and use of minerals for thousands of years. On one hand intelligence, genius, and science of the Iranian people, and on the other hand high potential and variety of mineral resources, lack of dense vegetation, and also a long history in this arena caused to boom in mining activities and manner of minerals using in all eras of ancient Iran history that explorers, miners, and mine industrialists are surprised yet. There have known hundreds of ancient mines such as gold, copper, iron, lead, zinc, silver, etc. in Iran which had been used for hundreds of years. Iran is placed in a zone in which there are countries with pure mineral resources as neighbors such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia,, and bordered countries of the Persian Gulf. These countries have invested in industries like steel but they import primary materials, so Iran could be a perfect source to supply their requirements consuming they are increasing in numbers.

Iran has a unique situation for supplying energy for mining activities, especially in the processing and metals section because it has 18% of gas resources and 9% of oil resources between countries with mineral resources in the world, also there are inexpensive costs for energy down to 50% of the universal price and this situation will provide amazing terms for large companies to do all process related to mining from extraction to production with appropriate total costs and export to countries at surround.

From a geological view, Iran is placed at the conclusion of two continents, Laurasia and Gondwana, and also at the orogenic belt of Alp-Himalaya. This placement makes Iran to be one of the mineral countries worldwide. As it compromised more than 5500 ore deposits and mineral signs in Iran and also it announced about 54 billion tons of certain and probable resources for metal and non-metal mines in Iran. According to geological data, there are different consequences for internal and external processes of the earth at different times and locations in Iran, so Iran has special complexity in geological changes, sediment terms, and environmental conditions. These kinds of complexities of geology have divided sediment-plate tectonic zones up to 68 types of minerals (non-oil derivatives) considering 37 billion tons of discovered resources and 57 billion of potential resources Iran is one of the countries with rich mineral assets which makes Iran to be counted in 15 mineral powers at the world.

The most important mines in Iran include coal, metallic minerals, sand and gravel, chemical minerals, and salt. Other large deposits which mostly remain underdeveloped are zinc (the world's largest), copper (the world's ninth largest reserves in 2011, according to the managing director of National Iranian Copper Industries Company), iron (the world's 12th largest in 2013 according to the US Geological Survey).

Iran with roughly 1% of the world's population holds more than 7% of the world's total mineral reserves.

Although the petroleum industry provides the majority of economic revenues, about 75 percent of all mining sector employees work in mines producing minerals other than oil and natural gas. These include coal, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromium, barite (the world's sixth largest producer), salt, gypsum, molybdenum, strontium, silica, uranium, and gold (most as a coproduct of the Sarcheshmeh copper complex operations). The mines at Sarcheshmeh in Kerman Province contain the world's second-largest lode of copper ore (5% of the world's total). Some 128,500 tons were extracted in 2000–2001. Large iron ore deposits exist in central Iran, near Bafq, Yazd, and Kerman. Iran produces orpiment and realgar arsenic concentrates, silver, asbestos, borax, hydraulic cement, clays (bentonite, industrial, and kaolin), diatomite, feldspar, fluorspar, turquoise, industrial or glass sand (quartzite and silica), lime, magnesite, nitrogen (of ammonia and urea), perlite, natural ocher, and iron oxide mineral pigments, pumice and related volcanic materials, caustic soda, stones and decorative stones (including granite, marble, travertine, dolomite, and limestone), Celestine, natural sulfates (aluminum potassium sulfate and sodium sulfate), amber, tungsten, agate, lapis lazuli, and talc. Iran also produces ferromanganese, ferromolybdenum, nepheline syenite, demantoids, phosphate rock, selenium, shell, and alusite, Rockwool, garnet, [29] gabbros, diorite, vermiculite, attapulgite, Mineral fibers and health, calcium, barium, rare earth elements, scandium, yttrium, and zeolite, and had the capacity to mine onyx Iran also has large deposits of Herbert smithies around the city of Anarak.

At a glance, Iran considering its mass of certain and potential resources, appropriate foundations, suitable market inside and neighborhood, low price of energy, access to high seas, and also professional and educated manpower in mine section is known as one of the proposed countries in the world to invest for large mineral companies and it is THE PARADISE FOR MINERAL INVESTMENT.

Our Services

The SMC Mine Department is one of the foremost companies in the private sector and also it has an active presence in export areas, consulting services, and mineral investment. The research and Development unit of SMC Mine Department also known as a mineral unit in the private sector of Iran is to be introduced as a valid export agency in the mine area relying on extensive and practical studies on various areas of mining and the mining economy. The main activity of SMC Company in the mine division is international consults to provide technical Services in the area of minerals exporting. We serve businessmen using our specialists and experts related to marketing and selling of minerals field and internal and international standards in order to do entire trading and manufacturing affairs including import and export. The strategic schedule to develop business for SMC Mine Department has two paths ahead:

Doing activities in order to expand business including mining and trading acts development.
Doing activities in order to complete the chain of value-added use of developing in the mine industry area.

Business and exports Consulting Services in SMC Mine Department:

Management and strategic schedule of mine companies: Analysis of internal strengths and weaknesses), analysis of environmental opportunities and threats)
Planning export model in mine department: business background in mine dep., structure description or business method ownership, partnership or collaboration), industry and market research, target market and customer research, business operations, products, the introduction of contractors, human resources requirements, the introduction of required consultants and experts, legal issues
Identify and consult on investment opportunities in the mining sector, mine economy orientation
Evolutions of the exchange market and its impact on the mining industry
Investment risks of mine industries
Technical-economic feasibility study plan for exporting minerals
Design and Codification of mine plans to export
Perform entire trading services for distribution, clearance, warehousing, and customs affairs .