The Afghanistan Chamber of Industry and Mines (ACIM) said that domestic companies should be given priorities in such contracts. A domestic company won the contract for a fluoride mine located in the western province of Badghis. The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said that it will give a 10 percent discount in taxes for the […]
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Afghanistan’s sole, largest fluorspar deposit to triple capacity in six months
The Bakhud deposit in Afghanistan is being developed to supply the hydrofluoric acid and aluminium industries with an additional 122,500 tonnes per year of fluorspar once fully operational. Afghanistan’s only fuorspar operation is set to bring up to 122,500 tpy of acidspar online within the next six months, bringing fresh supply to a tight market. […]
U.S. Identifies Vast Mineral Riches in Afghanistan
According to a New York Times report, “The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials… The vast scale of Afghanistan’s mineral wealth was […]