In 2008, a Chinese corporation won a $3 billion tender to develop the Mes Aynak copper mine, one of the world's largest. In 2011, another Chinese company won the right to …
China's Jiangxi Copper Co Ltd said on Monday that it and the Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) are monitoring the situation in Afghanistan and will push forward with the Mes Aynak copper mine …
Aynak Cu deposit (Mes Aynak), Mohammad Agha District (Muhammad Agha District), Logar, Afghanistan : Ancient mining area. Located about 40 km SE of Kabul (30 or 20 km according to other sources). Stratabound sedimentary-exhalative (SEDEX) type copper deposit, hosted in Vendian-Cambrian arkosic ...
Massive copper mine at Mes Aynak in Logar province could destroy antiquities site and displace villagers. July 11, 2015 5:00AM ET. by Ben Piven @benpiven. The wind sweeps over the barren hillsides of Logar province just 25 miles southeast of Kabul, blowing dust over unearthed sections of the ruins of Mes Aynak. A young archaeologist takes a ...
An eight-foot-tall stone shrine at Mes Aynak, Afghanistan, appears much larger than it is. Archaeologists have uncovered only a fraction of the sprawling Buddhist complex, which dates from the third to the eighth centuries A.D. (Simon Norfolk) Mega copper deal [with Chinese] in Afghanistan fuels rush to save ancient [Shakyan Buddhist] treasures.
Everything was set to be destroyed by this copper mine—the proposed dynamiting echoing the Taliban's 2001 destruction of the giant Buddhas at Bamiyan. Then there is the environmental devastation from open-pit copper mining. As a result of copper extraction, Mes Aynak would become a …
Everything was set to be destroyed by this copper mine—the proposed dynamiting echoing the Taliban's 2001 destruction of the giant Buddhas at Bamiyan. Then there is the environmental devastation from open-pit copper mining. As a result of copper extraction, Mes Aynak would become a …
Mes Aynak, one of the world's biggest untapped copper sources with an estimated 5.5 million metric tons of high-grade metal, has been plagued by allegations of …
58 Mes Aynak Premium High Res Photos. Browse 58 mes aynak stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. An Afghan archaeologist walks at the site of an ancient monastery discovered in Mes Aynak, in the eastern province of …
Mes Aynak, Seated Buddha. Photo Brent Huffman, "Saving Mes Aynak." Archeologists have uncovered countless priceless artefacts at an ancient Buddhist settlement south of Kabul: an ancient copper mine, a series of monasteries, and homes or workshops.
As MCC seeks to shelve much of the Mes Aynak deal, it also threatens a US$10.8 billion deal with an India-backed consortium to mine iron ore in the central highlands of Bamiyan province.
What is Aynak? Aynak is a large undeveloped copper resource, located about 40 km southeast of Kabul in Afghanistan's Logar province. After a competitive bidding process, the government of Afghanistan in 2007 awarded a 30-year lease to the Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC, which then created the Afghan entity named MJAM) to explore the resource and submit a bankable …
It is also, coincidentally, a copper mine—in fact, it's the site of the second-largest copper deposit in the world. Mes Aynak is one of dozens of known sites across Afghanistan brimming with ...
Saving Mes Aynak follows Afghan archaeologist Qadir Temori as he races against time to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition. A Chinese state-owned mining company is closing in on the ancient site, eager to harvest $100 billion dollars worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins.
The closed Mes Aynak copper mine offers a reminder of the difficulties that come with investing in Afghanistan. Photo: Reuters. Investing in mining projects in . Afghanistan.
Synopsis. Saving Mes Aynak examines the archaeological site of Mes Aynak. Though 90% of the site has yet to be excavated, it is threatened by a Chinese state-owned mining company. The copper mining planned there would completely demolish the archaeological site, as …
Mes Aynak, Afghanistan's most well-known copper project, means "small copper deposit" in Pashto. Indications suggest it is anything but. The deposit holds 240 million tonnes of 2.3% grade copper ore, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), making it one of the largest untapped high-grade projects in the world.
The Global Witness' report "Copper Bottomed? Bolstering the Aynak contract" released this week examined the economic, security, and ecological issues related to Mes Aynak and concluded the mine is not contracted at its real value. "Our report is the first detailed analysis of Afghanistan's biggest foreign investments.
The Mes Aynak copper bonanza is seen by the Afghan government as a vital source of revenue. Per the announced contract, the Chinese side will pay a …
Saving Mes Aynak follows Afghan archaeologist Qadir Temori as he races against time to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site in Afghanistan from imminent demolition. A Chinese state-owned mining company is closing in on the ancient site, eager to harvest $100 billion dollars worth of copper buried directly beneath the archaeological ruins.
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China has moved fast to congratulate the Taliban government in Kabul, eyeing to explore ways to begin mining copper at Mes Aynak, Afghanistan's best-known deposit located about 40 kilometers south-east of the capital. The reserves of an estimated 240 million tonnes of 2.3 percent grade copper are believed to be worth at least $50billion. China's Jiangxi Copper has a 25 percent stake in Mes ...
China's Jiangxi Copper Co Ltd said on Monday that it and the Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) are monitoring the situation in Afghanistan and will push forward with the Mes Aynak copper mine …
Mes Aynak contains Afghanistan's largest copper deposit and is 40 km southeast of Kabul in a barren region of Logar province. In addition to the copper deposits, Mes Aynak also contains the remains of an ancient settlement with over 400 Buddha statues, stupas and a …
In the past, Chinese investments have largely been arranged via Kabul and have been concentrated in the mining industry, represented by the Mes Aynak copper mine …
Mes Aynak mine is said to be the second largest copper ore body in the world, with the deposit estimated to contain 5.5 million metric tons of high-grade copper ore. …
The Aynak Copper Mine was first discovered in 1973, and mining was initiated by the Metallurgical Company of China in 2009. However, its use has been suspended several times and the mine has never been fully exploited due to political unrest and terrorism, among other issues, in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has been recognized as one of the most fragile, conflict-affected, and landlocked countries ...
Mes Aynak, a 2,600-year-old Buddhist site, could be destroyed in December to create a massive copper mine. Photos: Photos: Mining …
Jiangxi Copper Co. said on Monday that it and the Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) are monitoring the situation in Afghanistan and will push forward with the Mes Aynak copper mine …
China's Jiangxi Copper Co Ltd said the company and the Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) are monitoring the situation in Afghanistan and will jointly push forward the Mes Aynak copper mine …
Afghanistan has vast minerals reserves which are all worthy of trillion dollars and are now in the hand of Taliban fighters. In this report watch all details...
The Mes Aynak ore deposit is estimated to hold reserves worth $88B: the mining lease is China's largest investment in Afghanistan, and Afghanistan's largest foreign investment in the country's history. The Mes Aynak ore is supposed to be high grade, at 2.3% copper, at a time when the average purity of copper ore being mined is less than 1%.
The copper, lying beneath the ruins of an ancient Buddhist city, is one of the world's largest untapped deposits. But the project at Mes Aynak …
The state-owned China Metallurgical Group Corporation won rights in 2007 to lease the giant Mes Aynak copper ore deposit for 30 years and extract 11.5 million tonnes of the commodity. The project to tap the world's second-largest unexploited copper deposit has yet to start operations "due to safety issues," according to Chinese state-run ...
Mes Aynak - Wikipedia
The Mes Aynak copper mine is north of Kabul and is protected by a security unit under the Afghan Ministry of Interior. The Taliban killed eight Afghan workers near Mes Aynak in …