National Iranian Copper Industries Co.(N.I.C.I. Co.) - Tehran

In 1972 (1351H.), the Sarcheshmeh Copper Mines Joint Stock Co of Kerman was formed. Four years later, in 1976 (1355H.), it was rechristened as the National Iranian Copper Industries Co to encompass all copper mining activities across the nation. This corporation has a lot of tasks to accomplish, including the extraction and use of copper mines, the manufacturing of copper concentrates and copper-based products such as cathodes, slabs, billets and 8mm wire rods. The Sarcheshmeh and Miduk mines in Kerman Province and Sunegoon mine in Eastern Azarbaiejan Province are some of the leading copper mines in the country. Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex lies 160km southwest of Kerman and 50km south of Rafsanjan. The average elevation of the area is approximately 2600m, with the highest point reaching  

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3000m. Sarcheshmeh ore bodies, situated in the central part of the Zagros Mountains, are composed of folded and faulted early tertiary volcano-sedimentary rocks. The production units of Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex include the mine, concentrator, smelter, refinery, foundries and leaching.