Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 6

9-Feb-2009

IRAN

Iran To Become Self-Sufficient In Coal, Says Mehrabian

A new coal mine inaugurated on 5 February at Hamkar in Kerman province, which is intended to expand Irans production capacity by 17,000 tons/year, will make the country self sufficient in coal production, according to Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali-Akbar Mehrabian. IRNA quoted the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) as...