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Roscoe794 01:48:12 Tue Nov 1 2011 |
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Muley 03:30:43 Tue Nov 1 2011 |
I have a copy of his book is there something in particular that I might be able to help you with? Happy diggins, Muley |
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Roscoe794 08:16:24 Tue Nov 1 2011 |
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micropedes1 18:03:14 Wed Nov 2 2011 |
http://www.scribd.com/doc/43820757/75-Gold-Recovery-Methods#outer_page_66 |
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Steppegold 15:37:45 Fri Nov 18 2011 |
Steppe in Kabul |
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baub 15:41:37 Sat Nov 19 2011 |
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Roscoe794 00:28:10 Sun Nov 20 2011 |
Can we look forward to the inside story on Afghanistan? Mining-wise, that is. |
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pascalfortier 17:28:52 Sun Nov 20 2011 |
Mining in Afghanistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It is estimated that forty million years ago the tectonic plates of India-Europe, Asia and Africa collided in a massive upheaval. This upheaval created the region of towering mountains that now includes Afghanistan. That process also deposited vast amounts of minerals, including gold, copper, lithium, iron ore, cobalt, natural gas and oil in a country later written off as wartorn and poverty stricken, [1] Afghanistan's resources could make it the richest mining region on earth. [2] As of 2006, "the mineral resources of Afghanistan were relatively underexplored from a global perspective. The country has extensive deposits of barite, chromite, coal, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, natural gas, petroleum, precious and semiprecious stones, salt, sulfur, talc, and zinc. Precious and semiprecious stones include high-quality emerald, lapis lazuli, red garnet and ruby. Ongoing instability in certain areas of the country, the country’s remote and rugged terrain, and an inadequate infrastructure and transportation network have made mining these deposits difficult. Afghanistan’s mining industry currently uses primitive methods and outdated equipment and some of the country's approximately 200 mines are still under the control of local warlords as of 2006. Production data for mineral commodities were not readily available as of 2006."[3] Afghanistan has 89 rich mineral fields with an easy extraction and utilisation possibility, according to information published by Persian Encyclopedia of Economics and Management. Based on the information most of Afghan mines are still intact. With the biggest rich mines of lapis, gold, turquoise, coal, copper, iron, barite and as well as oil and gas fields Afghanistan is one of the countries with the richest and biggest intact mines in the world. There are six big lapis mines in Afghanistan with the biggest one located in northern Badakhshan province. Badakhshan is also home to one of the biggest gold mines in the country. Based on the information there are around 12 copper mines in Afghanistan including the Aynak copper deposit located in Logar province.[4] Afghanistan's significance from an energy standpoint stems from its geographical position as a potential transit route for oil and natural gas exports from Central Asia to the Arabian Sea. This potential includes the possible construction of oil and natural gas export pipelines through Afghanistan.[5] |
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InspectorTom 02:48:32 Mon Nov 21 2011 |
It is really to bad that mineral rich areas like Afghanistan (and California for that matter) are "untouchable" due to political reasons. Happy Holiday Tom |
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pascalfortier 04:01:32 Tue Nov 22 2011 |
Take care you too |