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 History
A. Tvalchrelidze Caucasian Institute of Mineral Resources was founded in February 1, 1929.
The creation of institute was connected with the necessity of country development - the particular, discovery, study and exploitation of deposits.
The cradle of the CIMR was the Department of Mineralogy and Petrography at the Tbilisi State University headed by Professor Alexander Tvalchrelidze (later Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences), who, together with A.I. Janelidze and K.E. Gabunia, created the Georgian geological school.
Earlier, an Institute of applied mineralogy, which came to be known as the All-Union Institute of Mineral Raw Materials, was formed in Moscow. A.A.Tvalchrelidze's work fully coincided with the interests of the All-Union Institute of Applied Mineralogy. In 1929, two study rooms in the Department of Mineralogy and Petrography of the Tbilisi University were provided for the Transcaucasian branch of the Institute.
The work of the institute began in an atmosphere of fruitful search, enthusiasm and the true devotion of its first staff. This period left its imprint on the whole of the institute’s further development.
The institute staff has always put every effort into their work and has preserved their image at times of depression and of particular creative activity.
With the passage of time the institute has naturally been growing and expanding steadily. This growth was particularly rapid in the postwar years, when it changed its status as the Georgian branch of the All-Union institute of Mineral Raw Materials to become the Caucasian Institute of Mineral Resources. The new 4-storey building of the Institute was built in Paliashvili Street.
Throughout the latest years of its existence A.A.Tvalchrelidze continuously occupied the post of director right to the end of his life (July, 1957). His successors were G.A.Kometiani (1957-1970), N.G.Gomelauri (1970-1977), T.V.Janelidze (1977-2001), T.D.Sparsiashvili (2001-2003) and D.V.Arevadze(2003-2005).
Dr. Geol.-Min. Sc. Revaz Kvatashidze is director today and Academician of the Academy of Engineering . Nestan Gegia is Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Institute.
Based on the Resolution # 274 of the Government of Georgia of September 10, 2010 - the legal entity of public law was reorganized - Alexander Tvalchrelidze Institute of Mineral Resources of the Caucasus by joining it as a structural unit of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University - an independent scientific unit.
LEPP - Academic Council of the Tbilisi State University. Ivane Javakhishvili, by resolution No. 41/2017 dated May 1, 2017, approved the Charter of the Caucasian Institute of Mineral Resources named after. Alexander Tvalchrelidze, an independent research unit.
Some of the departments, sectors and laboratories indicated, developed from those organized back in 1929, while others were born of new research policies.
Priorities
Priorities for 2009-2022, set by the Government of Georgia – welfare of population – elimination of poverty and national security, are directly linked with economic independence of the country. Creation of adequate living conditions for population and new vacancies and improvement of social background is possible only in the environment economic independence.
This goal can be achieved on the basis of evaluation of potential of the country's raw materials base and its maximum utilization.
Researches of the Caucasian Institute of Mineral Raw Materials are defined on the basis of the following priorities:
A. A. Tvalchrelidze’s Caucasian Institute of Mineral Resources (CIMR) is staffed by highly trained specialists-geologists, having great experience of conducting the geological prospecting in Asian, North African and Latin American countries. Our specialists have done primary services to these regions in discovery and further study of a number of large ore deposits of nonferrous, rare and noble metals. We are ready to offer our assistance and to contribute our direct share to the work of your country’s geological services on mutually beneficial terms for both parties according to the trends of your interest.
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