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In June a report by the Pentagon revealed that Afghanistan may be sitting on over $1tn of untapped mineral wealth with enough deposits of copper gold iron cobalt and lithium to make Afghanistan the mining capital of the world The figure of $1tn is highly speculative and does not constitute a sound economic assessment of the value of the
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New modern and large scale opencast and underground mines are being approved especially in the main coal mining regions of Inner Mongolia Shaanxi Shanxi and Xinjiang where mines representing 190 Mtpa of capacity were approved in 2024 This trend continues Ordos a major coal hub in Inner Mongolia plans to fast track approvals for 18 new mines with a combined capacity of 129 Mtpa in 2024
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It stipulates that copper production will commence in the fifth year of the 30 year lease with the extracting smelting and processing of the raw copper to take place in Afghanistan The
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At least 10 workers were killed when a coal mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan on Thursday local media said The incident occurred in the Nahrain district of Baghlan province
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Afghanistan has active coal mines already but as Gallo notes in the VOA article [T]he bulk of Afghanistan s mining is off the books and illegal — overseen by warlords politicians or
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Dozens of coal miners were trapped in Afghanistan s northern Samangan province when a tunnel collapsed officials confirmed on Tuesday Mohammed Hashim the acting chairman of the provincial council told Anadolu Agency that the incident took place in the Dara Sof district at noon time 0730 GMT
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The company planning to build a coal mine in Cumbria has said it is very disappointed at the government s decision to hold an inquiry West Cumbria Mining WCM was initially granted permission
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KABUL Afghanistan AP — A makeshift coal mine collapsed Tuesday in northern Afghanistan burying five miners and leaving four more missing a provincial security official said Jawed Basharat…
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Afghanistan has 80 coal mines and currently extraction operations are ongoing at only 17 mines
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The Mes Aynak ore deposit is estimated to hold reserves worth $88B the mining lease is China s largest investment in Afghanistan and Afghanistan s largest foreign investment in the country s history The Mes Aynak ore is supposed to be high grade at % copper at a time when the average purity of copper ore being mined is less than 1%
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At least 24 miners have been killed in a collapse in a coal mine in Afghanistan s northern Samangan province officials said The collapse occurred after a gas explosion on Saturday evening at
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The small scale excavation and trafficking of precious stones and other mining commodities such as chromite marble and coal has long played a role in organized criminal activities and fundraising strategies for militant groups throughout the past four decades of conflict in Afghanistan In general the smuggling of contraband constitutes an enduring Afghan economic legacy smuggling
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Kabul Feb 3 EFE A coal mine collapse in the northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan has killed at least 10 workers a provincial official said on Thursday Provincial information director Assadullah Mustafa Hashimi said searchers rescued three workers from the caved in coal mine The mine collapsed after the workers tried extract coal
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VICE Asia Child labor has been an issue in Afghanistan for decades but international sanctions severely exacerbated the issue since the Taliban took power SAMANGAN Afghanistan Noorullah says he s 18 but he looks years younger despite the layer of coal dust on his slender face Huddled in the darkness …
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Afghanistan is estimated to be sitting on as much as $1 trillion in untapped mineral resources but decades of war and instability have kept most investors away The government says it expects to make as much as $4 billion a year in mining revenues in the decade from 2024 when most Western forces are due to leave compared with less than $150 million from its resources sector last year
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The Karkar Valley coal mines in Puli Khumri Afghanistan Benjamin Lowy/Getty The task force made up of mostly civilian business experts and designed to develop the Afghan economy
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On Tuesday officials said that three adjacent coal mines exploded due to the ignition of methane gas in Dar e Suf district which is part of the impoverished province of Samangan According to the officials many people in the province are involved in informal mining operation which is carried out without proper safety equipment
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West Cumbria Mining previously said exploratory works led it to estimate there were about 750m tonnes of excellent quality coking coal in the area However the company would be limited by
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Khozman Ulumi a spokesman for the Afghan Mining Ministry told RFE/RL s Radio Free Afghanistan that preliminary plans call for a railroad link from Tajikistan to the copper field and on
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According to Bilal Sarwary an Afghan journalist the main reason for the Taliban s rift with Mahdi is over the proceeds of coal mines in Balkhab There has been a hike in demands for coal in Pakistan after the energy prices went up and the decade long unmet energy shortages in Pakistan
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Afghanistan has had a small coal mining industry since shortly after the World War I producing coal for the domestic market There are three main mining centres Darra i Suf south of Mazar i Sharif opened in 1966 and the Karkar and Ispushta mines near Pol e Khomri developed in the 1950s 1
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February 04 2024 KABUL Ten miners died in Afghanistan after being trapped underground when a coal mine collapsed in the northern province of Baghlan an official said Thursday Thirteen workers
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The Indonesian coal industry is rather fragmented with only a few big producers and many small players that own coal mines and coal mine concessions mainly in Sumatra and Kalimantan Since the early 1990s when the coal mining sector was reopened for foreign investment Indonesia witnessed a robust increase in coal production coal exports
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Pax WV 25904 1 location $15 $25 an hour Full time Day shift 5 Easily apply Urgently hiring Hiring multiple candidates All coal miner applicants must have a valid driver s license or state issued ID All coal miner applicants must have an underground surface or a 24 hour…
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Collapsing coal mines are happening more often in Afghanistan There are no professional ways of mining and extraction in the country Local workers use traditional techniques and put their lives
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Aug 31 2021Whether or not Afghanistan can begin mining these elements will depend on what the new Taliban government does Under the former Ministry of Mines a $ billion contract for a portion of the
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However by leaving Afghanistan China might step in and play a crucial role in Afghanistan s future such as coal mining Fears of a new alliance between the new Taliban leadership in
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Jun 30 2022June 30 2024 0 213 Afghan people mostly social media users criticized the recent coal contract between Afghanistan and Pakistan saying the move would seriously damage the country s economy The issue of extraction of mines including coal and other precious minerals should be made clear for the people a Kabul resident told The Kabul Times
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What s more Afghanistan s coal mines are not up to modern safety standards according to an Afghan official in Kabul who requested anonymity Media reports from the northern Afghan province of Samangan describe conditions from a bygone age with adolescent miners spending between 12 and 15 hours a day crouched in six foot wide tunnels chipping away at the coal by hand The
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The coal is mainly used in brick kilns and other factories such as textile and cement The width of the coal seams vary from 6 inches to 9 feet On average 1000 coal mines operate with turnover of million daily Duki is the best private mining valley in Pakistan More than 50% of the labor is from Afghanistan
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