Baku Today
March 23 2006

Azerbaijan Discovers New Gold Deposits

23/03/2006 22:22

Initial explorations gave promising results on new gold deposits in
Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources
Huseyn Bagirov told journalists.

Exploration works were conducted in the large and Small Caucasus, and
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

Geological-exploration works will now be conducted in these
perspective areas. The ministry also conducts work regarding the
illegal development of gold deposits in the Azerbaijan’s territories
occupied by Armenia. Important information is given to international
organizations.

Currently, the attraction of international legal mechanisms to
prevent the illegal exploitation of Azerbaijan’s gold deposits is
going on, the Minister said.