A Turkish company has expressed its willingness to produce locomotives in Afghanistan in return for minerals. The Afghanistan Railways Authority (ARA) wrote on its twitter that ARA head Mullah Bakht Rahman Sharafat paid a technical visit to Turkey's…
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) has put 16 small-scale mines in five provinces of the country on offer. The ministry tweeted that the 16 mines located in Maidan Wardak, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Parwan and Logar provinces were…
Geologists and miners say mines in the geological zone of eastern Nuristan province are being dug unprofessionally, causing different problems. The zone encompasses some mines of Kunar, Nuristan and Nangarhar provinces. These mines are being dug in an…
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) has put 11 small-scale mines in four provinces of the country on offer. The ministry tweeted that the 11 mines located in Herat, Badghis, Nangarhar, and Uruzgan and were up for…
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has invited bids for 12 small-scale mining areas in six provinces of the country. The ministry on its Twitter page on Monday wrote: "These 12 small-scale mining areas are located in Logar,…
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum on Tuesday said that three companies had won the extraction contracts of gypsum and marble mines in Herat, Takhar and Maidan Wardak provinces. The ministry in a statement received by Pajhwok Afghan…
Afghan and Chinese officials have entered negotiations on the extraction of two of mines in the war-torn country, say media outlets. With the government of Afghanistan yet to comment, the Wall Street Journal quoted Chinese and Afghan sources…
Local officials say 36 mines of precious stones have been identified in northeastern Badakhshan province and some of them would generate up to 70 million afghanis revenue annually but the income has been zero for the last five…
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) is all set to initiate bidding process for private investment on several key mining projects, an official said on Monday. The projects include Herat Cement, establishment of third Ghori Cement…
The contracts of extracting Badakhshan gold mine and Balkhab copper mine have been signed in Washington, Afghanistan embassy in Washington said Saturday. A statement from Afghanistan embassy in Washington, received by Pajhwok Afghan News said the contracts were…
Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Sunday announced a special security unit would be created to prevent illegal extraction and ensure transparency in the mining sector. Abdul Qadir Mutfa, the MoMP spokesman, made the announcement at a…
More than two dozen inspectors from the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) have successfully completeda a month-long technical course in Turkey. Twenty-five mine inspectors graduated from the training course on correctly overseeing and regulating mining activities at…
A recent investigation shows high-ranking Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) officials have been trying to give contracts for 217 extraction projects in exchange for $10 million in bribe. The study by the Afghan Anti-Corruption Network (AACN) named…
The government has retaken control of some important mineral deposits in the Ala Sai district of central Kapisa province after 13 years, local officials say. Ghulam Naqshbandi Sapi, the district chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News militants had…
Illegal gunmen and insurgents have been digging up gold and lapis lazuli mines in northeastern Badakhshan province, local officials said on Monday. Mohammad Akbar Anwari, Badakhshan mines director, told a press conference here that the lapis lazuli mines…
Officials in northeastern Badakhshan province on Tuesday said the provincial revenue department’s income increased by seven percent this year despite no revenue collection from gold and lapis lazuli mines’ extraction. Finance manager at the provincial Revenue Department, Abdul…
Eighty-six contracts for small and medium size mines in various provinces have been signed with the private sector this year, while four major mining contracts will be finalized soon, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on Tuesday.…
KABUL, an international investigation revealed on Tuesday. The Taliban, Global Witness found, demanding the stone should be classified as a conflict mineral. In a report, the watchdog said violent competition for control of the lucrative mines and their revenue, between…
KABUL militants benefitting from the riches. The study focused on five mineral deposits operating under the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum had noted shortcomings in making further transparent the process of granting contracts. The document claimed until late, high ranking…
Mines Minister Duad Shah Saba on Sunday said the government would pay more attention to developing small mineral deposits over the next five years because it lacked the capacity to manage large mines. Addressing a press conference here,…
