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Chadormalu Iron Ore Mine is located in the heart of central Iran's desert, on the northern slopes of the gray Chah-Mohammad mountains on the southern edge of the Saghand salt flat, 180 km northeast of Yazd and 300 km south of Tabas. Mining operations began in late 1989, with Asfalt Tous Company as the main contractor. Apadana Company joined as a mining contractor in late 2015 for drilling, extraction, and hauling of iron ore and overburden. The company's annual production averages 16.8 million tons of overburden and ore.
Type of material harvested
IRON
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Mine Name
Total Overburden Volume
100 million tons
Stripping Ratio
5 to 1
Proven Mineral Reserve
20 million tons at avg grade of 0.6% Cu and 0.3 g/t Au
Ultimate Pit Depth
350 meters
Overall Slope Angle
45 degrees
Bench Height
15 meters
Safety Berm Width
8 meters
Blasting Operations
Drilling Pattern
8×9 m (Burden × Spacing)
Powder Factor
0.35 kg/ton
Explosive Type
ANFO and Emulite for wet holes
Daily Blasting Capacity
150,000 tons
Production Capacity
Annual Overburden Removal
33 million tons (mine life ≈ 3 years main stripping phase)
Ore Extraction
6.5 million tons/year
Processing Plant Capacity
20,000 tons/day
Final Product
25% Cu concentrate and Doré gold bars
Infrastructure
Final Product
25% Cu concentrate and Doré gold bars
Processing Plant Capacity
20,000 tons/day
Ore Extraction
20,000 tons/day
Waste Dump
3 sites, total capacity 110 million tons
Mine Digram
Mining progress
Progress every month
+25%
Average progress in the last 4 months
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Project Executive Managers
Team Member
Project Manager
Partner since 2011
Team Member
Project Manager
Partner since 2011
Team Member
Project Manager
Partner since 2011
Team Member
Project Manager
Partner since 2011
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Project Manager
Partner since 2011
Certifications
ISO 9001 - Quality Management
2023
ISO 14001 - Environmental Management
2022
ISO 45001 - Occupational Health & Safety
2021
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