Iran holds 1.5 billion tons of coal reserves

 Tehran Times 

July 29, 2023 

Synopsis     

 Iran has 1.5 billion tons of coal reserves, sufficient for the next 500 years. The total estimated reserves are 14 billion tons, with an annual production of 4.5 million tons and a coal concentrate production of 1.8 million tons. Domestic sources provide 1.8 million tons, and the rest is imported. 

  

TEHRAN – The secretary of Iran Coal Association has said the country holds 1.5 billion tons of definite coal reserves which is enough to meet the country’s needs for the next 500 years, IRIB reported on Saturday. 

According to Saeed Samadi, Iran’s total coal reserves are estimated at 14 billion tons of which 1.5 billion tons are currently discoveries. 

Samadi put the country’s current annual coal production at 4.5 million tons, noting that the coal concentrate production also stands at 1.8 million tons per year. 

“Currently, the annual consumption of coal concentrate in the country is about 3.5 million tons, of which 1.8 million tons is supplied from domestic sources and the rest is imported,” he said. 

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