Southern Tajik Prospecting Expedition was formed on February 16, 1955. At the time of formation of the expedition in its structure included 15 exploration parties. The expedition explored and partially transferred to the industrial development field Maihura tungsten, tin Kumarh, Pokrud gold, silver and zinc Safedor, Sariob placer gold, bauxite Turpi, celestite Gulisay, and Miynadu Nazarailok coal, cement raw Tuyuntau, Dzharteppa and Kulbulen, salt Hodzhamumin, sand and gravel Pahtakor, phosphate Karatag. The number of employees is 148 people expedition