Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) plans to launch a total of 10 projects in the mining sector by September 22, said a report.

The projects include a rare earth elements production unit, phosphoric acid production unit, Mahdiabad lead and zinc concentrate production unit (with production capacity of 800,000 tonnes for zinc concentrate and 80,000 tonnes of lead and silver concentrate per year), added the Iran Daily News report, citing imidro.gov.ir.

The projects are aimed at creating value addition and employment, it said.

A ground-breaking ceremony will also be held to initiate a calcium chloride and magnesium hydroxide processing plant (with an annual production of 30,000 and 20,000 tonnes, respectively) and the construction of Parsian Energy Intensive Special Industrial Zone jetty by September.

Other projects whose executive operations will be initiated by IMIDRO in the six months to September 22 are the second phase of Zarshouran gold processing plant (production of 2 tonnes of gold per year), sponge iron production from low grade iron ore of central Iran and Sangan iron ore production project, added the report.