Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1962 |
Type | Government Agency |
Headquarters | 1387835841, Tehran, Iran, Azadi Square, Meraj Boulevard 35°41′48″N 51°19′55″E / 35.696634°N 51.331928°E |
Motto | GSI |
Employees | about 1000 |
Agency executive | |
Parent department | Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade |
Child agency | |
Website | www |
The Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration of Iran or in brief GSI is a government agency responsible for conducting geological and mineral surveys throughout the country, collecting the results of activities carried out in this field, establishing coordination, preparing and publishing geological maps of Iran. It is a subdivision of the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade, which was established in 1962 in cooperation with United Nations.[2]