GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Contracts for five out of 15 newly-discovered mines in southern Ghazni province have been signed with companies after a competitive bidding process, local officials said on Monday.
Maulavi Hazrat Yousuf Sohaib, the provincial Mines and Petroleum department head, told Pajhwok Afghan News these mines were located in Nawar, Malistan, Jaghori, Muqur and Qara Bagh districts.
The winning companies will extract travertine, granite, marble, gypsum and lime from these mines, Sohaib said.
The government received about 20 million afghanis revenue from contracts of 18 mines last year, showing a three-fold increase over the previous year, Sohaid . . .
