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Mining and Mineral Resources in Afghanistan

Mining and Mineral Resources in Afghanistan. Mir Sediq Minister of Mines and Industries Mines and Money, London, November 2005. Outline of talk. Introduction to Afghanistan Past mining/exploration activities Afghanistan’s mineral potential Copper Gold Precious stones

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Mining and Mineral Resources in Afghanistan

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  1. Mining and Mineral Resources in Afghanistan Mir Sediq Minister of Mines and Industries Mines and Money, London, November 2005

  2. Outline of talk • Introduction to Afghanistan • Past mining/exploration activities • Afghanistan’s mineral potential • Copper • Gold • Precious stones • The Aynak copper deposit • Mining legislation • Summary

  3. Introduction to Afghanistan • Turbulent recent history • Since the fall of the Taleban in 2001: • Hamid Karzai elected • President • Peaceful elections in • 2004 and 2005 • Return to stability

  4. Past mining and exploration • World famous for Lapis Lazuli and gem quality emeralds • Detailed mapping and exploration from mid 19th century • Afghanistan Geological Survey established 1955 • German, Italian, French and Soviet involvement from 1955 • Detailed exploration work during Soviet occupation from 1979-89 • Little work carried out since Soviet withdrawal • Many survey records destroyed during war but many also saved, including drill-logs, maps, mineral occurrencedata

  5. Mineral occurrences inAfghanistan

  6. Copper • Aynak is a world-class copper deposit waiting to be exploited • It is an example of a sediment-hosted stratabound copper deposit with similarities to the Zambian Copper Belt • Other copper deposits in the area include Darband and Jawkhar

  7. Aynak • Extensive and detailed exploration by Soviet geologists between1974-76 and 1978-89 including: • >150 boreholes • 70 trenches • 9 adits • Surface geological and geophysical surveying • Soviet “drill-indicated” resource estimate of 240 Mt @ 2.3 % Cu

  8. Vulcan model of Aynak

  9. Gold

  10. Precious Gems

  11. Mining Legislation Minerals Law of Afghanistan, 2005 • Ministry of Mines and Industries is responsible for the administration and implementation of this law • A Mining Cadastre Office will be responsible for applications for mineral rights, collecting surface right fees and maintaining a registry of mineral rights using a modern database and GIS

  12. Summary • Afghanistan has a stable government favourable to mining development • Known world-class deposits e.g. Aynak • Excellent geological potential for further discoveries • New mining legislation to ensure open and transparent governance • Few environmental problems For further information and advice speak to me after the event

  13. Contacts Secretariat for the Ministry of Mines and Industries, Kabul, Afghanistan Tel: +93 (0) 70 269 772 & 70 085 364 E-mail: mmiafg@hotmail.com Afghanistan Project Manager, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 115 936 3493 E-mail: afghanistan@bgs.ac.uk

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