(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 13. The
geological exploration group of Azerbaijan's AzerGold CJSC has
completed the first stage of relevant work at the Tutkhun deposit
of the precious metal with a total area of 85.56 square kilometers,
located in the Kalbajar district, which is included in Azerbaijan's
Eastern Zangazur Economic Region, trend reports via the company.
From June through December 2022, the company conducted
research-exploration works on an area of 8.29 square kilometers
(including Bashlibel-Khanlanli, Orujlu-Aghyatag-Chorman) cleared of
mines and unexploded ordnance by the Azerbaijan National Agency for
Mine Action (ANAMA). The resulting test samples were sent to an
international laboratory for analysis to determine their elemental
composition.
The geological exploration at the Tutkhun deposit
cannot continue at a rapid pace because during the 30-year period
of occupation, Armenia set up countless mines on the territory. The
talks on obtaining minefield maps are being delayed due to
Armenia's destructive position on this issue. For this reason,
prospecting and exploration work is carried out only in areas
cleared of mines. To continue the work in 2023, another 45.5 square
kilometers of the area will be cleared of mines by ANAMA and
transferred to the use of the geological staff of AzerGold CJSC to
continue field research.
The AzerGold CJSC uses innovative methods of
exploration to partially compensate for the loss of time required
for the de-mining process. Thus, for the first time in the Caucasus
non-invasive hyperspectral satellite imaging has been applied at
the 1,624 square kilometers area covering not only Kalbajar but
also part of the Lachin district. Moreover, this process continues
throughout the current year.
Tutkhun is located on the territory of Kalbajar
district, on the basin of the Tutkhun river, the right tributary of
the Tartarchay. According to the study and digitalization of
geological data of 1958-1960, the area is estimated to have gold,
silver reserves, and industrially important copper
metallization.
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