Geology is the first step in mining process

Gerhard Bax, German research geologist and PhD professor at Kabul Polytechnic University, delivers his first mining talk at Iran ConMin2016, his 4th visit to Iran and defines developing countries based on geology.

“Every country should develop,” Gerhard says. He insists, “development could head in two different directions. It could be the right direction or might be the wrong one. Development sometimes means destruction. Sustainable development must include the environment because it is not easy to repair it.”

Gerhard also defines what countries are generally referred to as “developing countries” and demonstrates the statistics. As discussed, life expectancy and income per person are the two factors determining whether the country is developing. “Statistics don’t lie,” he adds. According to Gerhard, there were only two groups, poor and developed. He declares, but today we cannot distinguish them from each other.”

Gerhard discusses remote-sensing and geological exploration; in other words, the scanning of the earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain information about it. He suggests however, “I’m the old-fashioned guy and like to explore the mountains for myself rather than by computers.”

“Many countries still lack good topographic and geological maps, Gerard adds. “In Iran you can look outside the car and the geology is just there.” 

Gerhard Bax, German research geologist and PhD professor at Kabul Polytechnic University, delivers his first mining talk at Iran ConMin2016, his 4th visit to Iran and defines developing countries based on geology.

“Every country should develop,” Gerhard says. He insists, “development could head in two different directions. It could be the right direction or might be the wrong one. Development sometimes means destruction. Sustainable development must include the environment because it is not easy to repair it.”

Gerhard also defines what countries are generally referred to as “developing countries” and demonstrates the statistics. As discussed, life expectancy and income per person are the two factors determining whether the country is developing. “Statistics don’t lie,” he adds. According to Gerhard, there were only two groups, poor and developed. He declares, but today we cannot distinguish them from each other.”

Gerhard discusses remote-sensing and geological exploration; in other words, the scanning of the earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain information about it. He suggests however, “I’m the old-fashioned guy and like to explore the mountains for myself rather than by computers.”

“Many countries still lack good topographic and geological maps, Gerard adds. “In Iran you can look outside the car and the geology is just there.” 

Iran Mine Media Group, Aida Jafari Jay