Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- A special discussion between the officers of the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau and the Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti, was held on Tuesday (28) at the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau in Nawala.

The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, which had been operating under the Ministry of Environment for some time, has been placed under the Ministry of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development with effect from October 18. The Geological Survey and Mines Bureau, which was established in 1903 as the Ceylon Minerals Survey, is responsible for mineral exploration, issuing licenses, granting exploration and lease rights, maintaining laboratory services, and providing geologica...