Chinese company keen on investing in Afghan mining sector

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) says that a well-known Chinese company, MCC Holoda, is eager to invest in the mining sector of Afghanistan.

In a post on X, the MoMP wrote that the acting Minister Sheikh Shahabuddin Delawar met with the officials of the MCC company here.

Director of this Chinese mining company expressed interest in investing in large scale mines of the country, such as copper, lead, and zinc.

Delawar said that mines of lead and zinc existed in Bamyan, Ghor and Kandahar provinces of the country.

He emphasised that the export of raw minerals from the country for the purpose of processing abroad was not allowed.

MCC Holoda is one of the largest companies in China which operates in the field of processing minerals such as copper, lead and zinc.

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