A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of ...

Since 2007, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Geological Survey and their partners have been working to identify, confirm and describe mineral resources in two dozen areas of interest in Afghanistan ...

Afghanistan has long been known for its wealth of mineral resources. The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum in Afghanistan estimates it may hold 60 million tons of copper, 2.2 billion tons of iron ...

Afghanistan is rich in resources such as copper ... a lithium-bearing mineral, but does not provide tonnage estimates, while the 2019 Afghan report makes no mention of lithium at all.

Since seizing power in August 2021, the Taliban have signed deals with numerous investors to mine gemstones, gold, copper and ...

Chinese firms have secured at least three major contracts in gold and copper mining. Every dollar they don’t spend in ...

Afghanistan has faced decades of economic ... has been trying to increase revenues is by mining its gemstone and mineral resources.

Not a problem, say China’s strategic thinkers. “Afghanistan lacks an industrial base, [but] they have great mineral resources, and no Westerners can compete with the Chinese when it comes to ...

Afghanistan launched on Monday 43 tenders for natural resource projects as part of a global initiative to attract investment into its mineral sector that has assets estimated to be worth $1 trillion.