The Geological Survey of Iran. (official geological research arm of the Iranian government, founded in 1959)

From: Mining Magazine | Date: August 1, 1992 | Copyright information

Prior to 1959, it was only the National Iranian Oil Company that carried out systematic geological research on a national scale. Up to then, only the Zagros ranges in the southwest and various regions in the remainder of the territory had been studied, with a petroleum exploration goal.

The presence of mineral deposits in different parts of the country, in addition to economic expansion and development, made it necessary to create the Geological Survey of Iran in 1959. This ...

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