
Mehdiabad, zinc, lead and silver deposit, has 154mn tonnes of proven reserves, according to IMIDRO, which expects the reserves to reach up to 700mn tonnes once exploration is completed. (Image source: RoDobby/Pixabay)
Iran has signed a US$1bn deal with private investors to develop Mehdiabad, one of the world?s largest zinc mines, which it expects to come on stream in the next four years and produce 800,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate per year