The report claimed mining in two areas of Badakhshan earned all armed groups $20m in 2013, with only $1m going to the Taliban; that rose to $4m in 2014, with Global Witness claiming insurgents ...

The Taliban has been celebrating since the Islamist group that rules Afghanistan signed seven mining contracts promising to attract more than $6.5 billion …

The mine action landscape in Afghanistan has undergone significant shifts, particularly post-August 2021. While coordination mechanisms were once robust, the current scenario reveals a decline in ...

It has been estimated that Afghanistan holds more 1 trillion worth of natural resources that include, iron ore, copper, gold, precious stones, and semi-precious stones, and hydrocarbons. ... The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has adopted and implements a new approach and policy to promote private investment and expand investor interest in …

International Business Times reports that the Afghan mining ministry is leaning heavily towards two state-owned Indian mining firms to develop the country's massive Hajigak iron ore mine ...

A deminer in Nad-e-Ali village in Helmand province takes a break to pray before resuming his dangerous work of removing unexploded ordnance. It was HALO that set up the red and white rocks to mark ...

The HALO Trust commissioned Hall to conduct empirical research on mine action in Afghanistan in June 2021, two months before the Taliban takeover of the country. The research involved primary data collection in two rural villages, in order to explore changes at the community level that occurred subsequent to HALO Trust …

September 22, 2020, 10:43 AM. For decades, Afghanistan's untapped mineral wealth has been touted as the country's trillion-dollar El Dorado. But while the Afghan government has never been able ...

Caractéristiques du basalte. Couleur et apparence : le basalte est généralement de couleur sombre à noire, avec une texture fine à moyenne. Sa surface peut être rugueuse ou lisse en fonction ...

October 9, 2018. Share this article. The Afghanistan Government has signed contracts with mining and investment group Centar and its operating company Afghan Gold and Minerals Co to develop mines in the northern region of the country. The contracts were signed as part of the government's plans to develop the country's mineral reserves ...

Minerals and Hydrocarbon Law: Ministry of Mines of Afghanistan complies with the Minerals law and hydrocarbon law that determine the ownership and control of the State over minerals and hydrocarbons, preservations, utilization, granting concessional rights, execution of contracts, exploration activities and developments and production of the ...

The basalt open-cast mine in Nieder-Ofleiden (Homberg/Ohm) is the largest of its kind in Europe. It is operated by Mitteldeutsche Hartstein-Industrie (MHI). The Steinexpo takes place here every three years. ... Fax: (+49) 0 60 44 / 9 66 93 29 · E-Mail: [email protected] ...

Taliban control over Afghanistan has sent ripples of shock through the world, including reports of a lithium deposit worth $1tn that the group now control. In 2007, the US Geological Survey (USGS) conducted a study of Afghanistan's natural resources, reporting that the country was a potential hub for iron, copper, gold, cobalt, and lithium.

The 2019 report also said Afghanistan had more than 2.2 billion tonnes of steelmaking raw material iron ore, worth over $350 billion at current market prices. Gold resources were much more modest ...

This inventory of more than 1000 mines and mineral occurrences in Afghanistan was compiled from published literature and the files of project members of the National Industrial Minerals project of the U.S. Geological Survey. The compiled data have been edited for consistency and most duplicates have been deleted. The data cover metals, industrial …

Workers sort crushed rocks containing chromite at the Mughulkhil mine in eastern Afghanistan's Logar province.

Humanitarian mine action partners in Afghanistan have cleared m ore than 18.9 million items of ERW, some 750,518 anti - personnel (AP) mines, and some 32,401 anti-vehicle (AV) mines since 1989. Newer contamination, such as IM and ERW from recent fighting, poses a challenge to the national mine action programme as traditional humanitarian …

Ravagé par 30 ans de guerre, l'Afghanistan garde des cicatrices jusque dans son sous-sol, où les mines antipersonnel se déterrent aussi facilement que les légumes. Chaque mois, 60 civils ...

This work is taking place during a time of uncertainty in Afghanistan, but also at a time when there are: 1) amplified, urgent humanitarian needs; as well as 2) an opportunity for increasing mine ...

14 Jan 2022. Origin. View original. As the world is waiting to decide on how to secure financial aid to Afghanistan, time is running out for maintaining critical local mine action capacity. But ...

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Updated 6:03 PM PST, August 31, 2023. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government said it signed …

Jiangxi Copper Co. said on Monday that it and the Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) are monitoring the situation in Afghanistan and will push forward with the Mes Aynak copper mine when they can ...

Mes Aynak. Mes Aynak is a site 40 km southeast of Kabul, located in a barren region of Logar Province. The site contains the world's second largest copper deposit which looms as major revenue source for Afghanistan. The Aynak is also a vast complex of over twenty ruin locations, including numerous 5t h-6t h century Buddhist monasteries, as ...

Out of the country's 80 coal mines, 17 are operational, with most located in central and northern Afghanistan. Much of the coal is being trucked to neighboring Pakistan, which is facing a severe ...

Afghanistan is rich in resources such as copper, gold, oil, natural gas, uranium, bauxite, coal and iron ore, according to Reuters. A 2019 report by Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum found that the country is expected to hold more than 2.2 billion tonnes of iron ore – worth over $350 billion at current market prices – almost 30 …

A 2019 report by Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum put the country's copper resource at almost 30 million tonnes. An Afghan mining sector roadmap published by the ministry in the same ...

Afghanistan is the birthplace of global humanitarian mine action, with operations established in 1988. Since then, mine action partners have cleared more than 13 million items of explosive remnants of war, nearly 764,000 anti-personnel mines and more than 33,460 anti-vehicle mines, releasing over 3,622 km² of land for productive …

IMPACT Since 1989, nearly 44,000 Afghan civilians have been recorded to have been killed or injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) averaging to around 110 people per month. Improvised mines …

For Afghanistan, the contract at Mes Aynak could bring in $250-300 million per year to state revenues, a 17 percent increase, as well as $800 million in fees over the contract's length ...

Jawed Noorani, an Afghan mining expert, estimated that the Taliban was collecting more than $1 billion a year in taxes on minerals. Mansfield said the government has also doubled coal exports to ...

Kabul, August 25, 2020 – Today, UNDP Afghanistan launched its National Human Development Report on minerals extraction in Afghanistan. The report is based on extensive field work, substantive consultation with civil society, private sector, government and UN agencies, and focused group discussions with communities living around mines.

On a clear morning in March, an Afghan Air Force A-29 aircraft wheeled and dive-bombed a mud-brick target on the Taliban-held side, sending a rumble through the valley. The militants responded ...

Des villages menacés de disparition. Les exploitations demandent encore et davantage de surfaces pour l'extraction du basalte, le stockage des granulats et le déversement des graviers. Les ...

Just last year, Afghanistan's minister of mines was accused by American officials of accepting a $30 million bribe to award China the rights to develop its copper …

The Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan The Mine Action Programme of Afghanistan (MAPA), one of the world's largest and longest-established mine action programmes, is managed by the Directorate of Mine Action Coordination (DMAC) under the authority of Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA).

Mining companies in Afghanistan are wantonly exploiting the country's mineral resources with little or no taxes and royalties going to the government. Contracting of mines has been susceptible to political …