In a joint meeting attended by the Director General and Deputy Director of the Ore Dressing and Mineral Processing Office, Head of International Affairs of the Geological Survey of Iran, a representative of the Iranian Investment and Economic and Technical Assistance Organization, and representatives of the South African Mining Company Mintek, key issues related to the challenges of mineral processing in the country were discussed.

The Islamic Republic of Iran, using the scientific and technological capabilities of its Geological Survey, has taken important steps in the development of spatial technologies and data governance in cooperation with BRICS countries. In this direction, Iran's national infrastructure of spatial data and mineral exploration, as the main axis of international interactions, plays a key role in advancing joint technology projects and intelligent usage of spatial data.

The 1st Task Force Meeting on development of the "ECO Five-Year Roadmap on Minerals Cooperation for 2026-2030" was held virtually with the presence of representatives from member countries. This roadmap is being developed as a comprehensive and inclusive document on sustainable development and cooperation in the minerals sector of the ECO region.

The Second National Conference of Iran and the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was held at the Center for Political and International Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the participation of high-ranking officials, experts, and representatives of various institutions, with speeches by Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Asad Majid Khan, Secretary General of ECO.

The deputy minister and director general of the Geological Survey of Iran stated that the extraterritorial exploration working group was formed in line with the task of the seventh national development plan, and said: "In the first step, the extraterritorial data center has been established in the national geoscience database to make basic information on such mines available to private sector investors so that they can make better planning for investing in them."

On Monday, June 9, 2025, a group of Kazakh managers and experts from Zarkuh Mining Company visited the Alborz Applied Geological Research Center of Iran.

Following the memorandum of understanding signed between the Geological Survey of Iran and China Geological Survey on the sidelines of the 37th International Conference on Geosciences in Seoul, South Korea, in the summer of 2024, the two sides held a virtual meeting on Monday, June 2 , 2025, in order to cooperate in the field of capacity building and reference making of geoscience laboratories

Seyyed Mohammad Atabak, Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade, signed 18 Cooperation Documents in the Industry,Mining and Trade Sectors with His Omani Counterpart.

During the visit of the high- ranking Afghan delegation to the Islamic Republic of Iran, bilateral cooperation in the field of geology, mining and earth sciences was evaluated

A memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of geology between the Geological Survey of Iran (GSI) and the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development of Zimbabwe was signed on Wednesday, May 10, 2025, on the sidelines of the 7th Iran Expo by Dr. Dariush Esmaili, deputy minister of Industry, Mines and Trade and director general of the Geological Survey of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Mr. Caleb Makwiranzo from the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development of Zimbabwe.