Mineral Explorations Grow 15 Percent in Four Months

The area under mineral explorations in Iran expanded by 30,000 square meters during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 20-July 21), according to the Geological Survey and Mineral Explorations of Iran.
The explorations registered a 15% growth compared with the same period of last year, IRNA quoted the head of GSI, Alireza Shahidi, as saying. 
Shahidi said plans are high on the agenda to carry out explorations over 115,000 square kilometers by the end of the current fiscal year (March 20, 2021). 
Expanding the horizons of explorations is propelled by large-scale investments by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) in the past several years.