Iran discovers gold reserves
Date
10/22/2020 4:16:48 AM
(MENAFN) A provincial official declared that Iran has made a Gold discovery in southeast Sistan and Baluchestan province, where certain assets of 8 tonnes of gold have been located.
Mandana Zanganeh,the province's under-secretary for economic affairs noted: "The discovered gold mine in Sistan and Baluchestan is one of the economic mines of the country that was recently identified and after a long time, its exploration and survey stages were completed and the license for exploration of the mine with a definite reserves of eight tonnes of gold was issued."
Zanganeh stated: "For exploration, the call for attracting investors will be published by the end of Mehr (on Wednesday), so that the capacities of this zone can be used for the economic prosperity of the region and creation of jobs."
She also called Sistan and Baluchestan the "mineral rainbow" of Iran, because they are the home to some of the most important mines that hold reserves of antimony, titanium, copper and gold.
She concluded with: "The copper reserves identified at the mine are expected to reach 400 million tonnes, but this amount can increase significantly after the exploration is completed."
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