While not expecting a boom, BMI Research in a new report is positive about the medium-term growth outlook for Iran’s mining industry following the lifting of decades old Western sanctions at the beginning of the year.
China is the leader in extracting gold, zinc, lead, molybdenum, coal, tin, tungsten, rare earths, graphite, vanadium, antimony and phosphate, and holds second place in mine production of copper, silver, cobalt, bauxite and manganese.