Kalistani Republic
Kalistani Surveyors Map Iron Range
Neveras Range to yield Iron for National Development
September 17, 3997
Vrassa City, Vrassa District
Oxidized Iron Ore on the surface, Neveras National Iron Range
For centuries, certain areas of the remote mountains and highlands of Neveras District have attracted wilderness enthusiasts. An official tradition among Kalistani Hikers and Nature tourists has been to travel to the High Bong Region and attempt to find their way to Vrassa City. Experts have called this trek the equivalent of climbing a major mountain, primarily because of one peculiar feature in the area: In many parts of the District, compasses didn't work. Hand held compasses would spin seemingly randomly over certain patches, radio interference was common over certain other areas, and the cross cut of creeks and ravines which appear and disappear as seasons progress makes regular map making virtually impossible. The strange geological anomalies of the region confounded scientists, until geologists made a startling discovery last month. The entire area is riven with high quality iron which runs in long bands close to the surface throughout the Western Half of the District and into southern Vrassa. Geologists completed their survey this week, and by all counts, is probably one of the richest proven mineral deposits in Northern Selaya.
Newly completed survey of the Neveras Iron Range. The Assembly is expected to nationalized the range following the October elections.
Dr. Hank Vilmes, from Geology Department in the University of High Bong, led the Survey of the Iron Range. "We discovered various grades of ores throughout the entire region. About 80% of the samples we tested contained high grade Hematite ore, with complete crystaline or nodular structure. We also discovered significant quantities of magnetite which account for the magnetic anomalies, and smaller quantities of banded taconite, the lower grade ores, which are deposited mostly in southern Vrassa. Potential exploitable ores suggest that the range may be worth hundreds of billions of Rubles at current market value."
Hematite Sample, taken from Neveras Iron Range this month, represents a future vector of Kalistani Economic Growth
The Kalistani Government is planning to expand existing rail service in the Bong Valley Area, which will serve as a hub for mining and shipping infrastructure. Expansion of the existing infrastructure is scheduled to begin next month, and then rail lines will be extended into the Iron Range, to link the new range to the Port Elga at Sulari.