The completion of 78% of the exploration program of the company for the production of minerals/Exploration of 35,000 square kilometers of new territory is underway

According to the Public Relations Department of Iranian Mineral Processing and Processing Company, Hesam Moghaddam Ali, Deputy Director of Exploration and Exploration of IMPASCO, said: Iran Mining and Mining Company has succeeded in obtaining and exchanging its memorandum in its exploration activities so far. 48,560 sq. Km of explored area with a total area of 37,900 sq. Km. Due to the planning of new areas in 1997, 35,400 square kilometers are underway.

He added that the study of 51 main targets for the acquisition of a new exploration license from the closed areas is on the agenda.

Moghaddam Ali noted that a total of 680,000 meters of drilling was carried out at Iran Mining and Mining Company during the years 1381 to 1396, of which 270 thousand cores were drilled in 1392-1396.

Deputy Director of Exploitation and Exploration of Iran Mineral Processing and Processing Company stated: From the total excavation during the years 1381 to 1396, 28% is related to the exploration of coal and the rest to metal areas (iron ore and poly metallic), and At present, final reports of new exploratory activity have been sent to the provincial intelligence organization or the Ministry of Health department to issue a new discovery certificate or upgrade to the current discovery certificate store.

Referring to the operation management operation in year 96, he said: By the end of the year 96, we had 665 thousand tons of lead and zinc soil, which increased to 863 thousand and 500 tons, during which time the program produced 300 kg of gold 602 kg increased.

Moghaddam Ali continued, adding that the production plan for the production of concentrate of Nakhlak lead was 1,500 last year, which by the end of the year 96 reached 3800 tons.

The Deputy Director of Exploitation and Exploration of Iran`s Minerals Production Company said that the company plans to launch its operational plans for the next four years in three main groups, adding: "We hope that by the end of the year 1400 there will be 28 certificates of discovery, 30 exploration licenses and more than 140,000 meters of drilling Will happen.