Iran will expand exploration activities in African countries, said director of exploitation affairs at the National Geology and Mineral Exploration Organization.
The initiative was taken in view of Africa’s mining potentials and Iran’s experience and capabilities in exploring mineral reserves, technical know-how and engineering services, Behrouz Borna explained, according to the Persian daily ’Sobh-e Eqtesad’.
National Geology and Mineral Exploration Organization is already operating in a number of Latin American countries such as Venezuela and Ecuador as well as in African states of Chad and Sudan, he pointed out.
Other African countries such as Zimbabwe, Ghana, Kenya and Tanzania have also shown interest in benefiting from Iran’s experience in the mining sector, the official underlined.