"We must thoroughly analyze the existing deposits and fully clarify the reserves there using modern geological methods," said President Ilham Aliyev during a meeting dedicated to the State Program on the development of the mining and metallurgical industry, APA reports.
"Certain figures existed during the Soviet period. However, approximately 40 years have passed since then. The data have become outdated, and today there are new technologies that no one could have even imagined back in the Soviet era.," the head of state added.