An unnamed Afghan businessman is reportedly ready to invest up to $12 million in iron ore mining in Panjshir province, the provincial governor’s spokesman Saifuddin Laton...
Mullah Hidayatullah Badri, the acting minister of mines and petroleum, has called on local officials to help stop illegal mining and the smuggling of the country’s...
Officials said that discussions have been held in this regard with the contracted company and a team of domestic experts is going to carry out assessments...
The Turkish envoy said that his country would cooperate with the people of Afghanistan in various sectors, adding that Turkish businessmen want to invest in Afghanistan's...
These were among 35 agreements and memorandums of understanding signed recently with Uzbekistan - MoUs worth $2.5 billion.
Lucara did not reveal the stone's gem quality but its size would make it the second largest rough diamond discovered to date, after the 3,106 carat...
This comes after the acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Hedayatullah Badri met with the Chinese ambassador to Kabul, Zhao Xing, last week and stressed the...
Badri expressed his willingness to continue maintaining close contact with me in these fields, Zhao said.
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum on Sunday sold 20,000 tons of crude oil for $10.5 million, said acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar.
Qadir Qiafeh, the vice-chairman of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, has said that several large mining companies have formed a consortium with the aim of entering...
Representatives of the Union of Afghans living in Europe on Tuesday met with the ministers of defense and mining for talks on several issues. Acting Minister...
Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Ilham Mohammadov, on Thursday expressed his country’s interest to invest in Afghanistan’s mining. In a meeting with the PM’s deputy for administrative...
Officials in the Ministry of Energy and Water have held talks with Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) over supplying electricity for the extraction of Mes Aynak...
In a farewell meeting with the Japanese ambassador Takashi Okada, acting deputy prime minister for administrative affairs Abdulsalam Hanafi called Japan’s role and cooperation important in...
The Islamic Emirate of Afghansitan’s (IEA) Ministry of Mining and Petroleum has paved the way for investors and mining companies to do business in the country,...
The Ghor governor’s press office said in a statement Tuesday that mining operations involving coal, lead and iron ore woud soon start in the province. According...
Qatar’s National Security Adviser Mohammed bin Ahmed Al-Misnad reaffirmed Doha’s commitment to cooperate with Afghanistan in political, economic and social areas as he visited Kabul on...
UNDP Afghanistan has found that decades of mining without a clear vision has done little to reduce poverty but has instead helped insurgent groups fund their...
An Australian iron ore company, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., has held talks with President Ashraf Ghani on potential mining sector opportunities in Afghanistan, the Bloomberg reported....
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| 1 PND |  | 92.45 |
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