Copper cathode production of National Iranian Copper Industries Company stood at 179,000 tons during (March21-December 21,2018), registering a 12 percent rise compared with the corresponding period of the previous year.According to the report of public relations of IMIDRO, during the period under review, National Iranian Copper Industries Company’s copper anode production up 18% YOY.Meanwhile, during the first nine months, Khatoon Abad plant produced 82,063 tons of copper anode indicating 38% growth compared with the plan.Likewise, during the period under review, NICICO produced 897,258 tons of copper concentrate. Moreover, NICICO extracted 143,824,000 tons of copper oxide ore during the first nine months of the current Iranian year.

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