Iran Hails Discovery of Largest Copper Deposit in Middle East

Iran has discovered the largest known porphyry copper deposit in the Middle East, its official media outlets reported.
The deposit containing around 3 billion tons of copper ore would, if verified, quickly move on to the radar of companies driving the transition to green energy, as vastly expanded volumes of copper are needed to drive that transition, meaning the race is on to locate giant deposits, the likes of which some Iranian officials are claiming to have discovered, bne Intellinews wrote.