Gold miner Ariana Resources, which operates the Kiziltepe mine as part of the Red Rabbit joint venture in Turkey, has its eye on new mineral exploration opportunities, particularly in minerals needed to sustain growth in energy storage and electrification of the transport sector, its chairperson said on Wednesday. Michael de Villiers said in a chairman’s statement published on the Regulatory News Service of the London Stock Exchange, that Ariana had an extensive exploration database covering Turkey and extending into various surrounding countries in the Tethyan Metallogenic Belt.