MINING IN IRAN ii. MINERAL INDUSTRIES – .
MINING IN IRAN . ii. MINERAL INDUSTRIES. Iran is rich in mineral resources, but until recent times no systematic geological survey and inventory was made to determine the extent and quality of its mineral wealth. For example, the occurrence of chromite in Iran was only determined in 1940, and the enormous copper reserves at SarČašma only in 1967. Although metals have been mined in Iran ...