 Radioactive mineral resources (uranium and thorium) in Iran
Introduction
Parallel to the nuclear technology development, radioactive elements were recognized, explored and exploited during the second half of the 20th century. These activities were carried in most countries in 1960 and 1970 decades. Uranium resources were explored via the contract between the Geological Survey of Iran and France Atomic Energy Agency from ? to ? .This exploration commenced with recognition of granite and sandstone sources types. The result of these activities was not very successful in the country, and the resources were limited. These findings were restricted to radioactive traces in Anarak (Nayshabur), Tabriz, Bayecheh Bagh and Khorasan. |
| When Atomic Enrgy Organization of Iran (AEOI) established in 1974 and between 1976 and 1999, a vast exploration program was launched through the application of spectrometry technology and airborne magnetometry to cover an area about 000,60km² in some parts of north-east, south-east, center and north-west of Iran. Simultaneous to explorational groups activities, ground prospecting operations started to find probable mineralization in the geologically promising locations. Before the Islamic Revolution, a couple of radioactive anomalies were found in Azarbaijan. Most of studies were carried out on the findings of Nayshabour, Anarak, Khasrin and north Jazmourian. According to these explorational activities, no remarkable resources were discovered, but appropriate fundamental data were obtained. |
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