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this is but a short piece from an article, as far as my knowledge goes Afghanistan has considerable uranium deposits too. I'll update with more info
Geena Paul
JOHANNESBURG (Commodity Online):
Taliban-ravaged Afghanistan is sitting on a wealth of mineral reserves — perhaps the richest in the region. Significant deposits of copper, iron, gold, oil and gas, and coal as well as precious gems such as emeralds and rubies are largely untapped and still being mapped.
And, the biggest worry of the US, India and other nations now is that will this wealth fall in Taliban hands, which will use it to fund its terror acts.
In Afghanistan, already in the pipeline is the exploitation of a massive copper deposit — one of the biggest in the world — about 30 km east of Kabul — Aynak copper mine. The colossal Aynak project represents, however, only a fraction of Afghanistan’s unexploited resources. Studies of only 10 per cent of the country have discovered abundant deposits of copper, iron, zinc, lead, gold, silver, gems, salt, marble and coal.
Geena Paul
JOHANNESBURG (Commodity Online):
Taliban-ravaged Afghanistan is sitting on a wealth of mineral reserves — perhaps the richest in the region. Significant deposits of copper, iron, gold, oil and gas, and coal as well as precious gems such as emeralds and rubies are largely untapped and still being mapped.
And, the biggest worry of the US, India and other nations now is that will this wealth fall in Taliban hands, which will use it to fund its terror acts.
In Afghanistan, already in the pipeline is the exploitation of a massive copper deposit — one of the biggest in the world — about 30 km east of Kabul — Aynak copper mine. The colossal Aynak project represents, however, only a fraction of Afghanistan’s unexploited resources. Studies of only 10 per cent of the country have discovered abundant deposits of copper, iron, zinc, lead, gold, silver, gems, salt, marble and coal.