Mehdiabad Barite Mine, the Largest Barite Reserve in the Country
Having estimated the reserve for the second time through drilling core logging and submission of reports from the consulting company, Mehdiabad Barite Mine is considered the largest barire reserve in the country with over 113 million tons of geological reserve having specific gravity of 3.8 gr/cm3. This is when all the barite reserve of the country put together barely reach 10 million tons.
