Mes Aynak mine Wikipedia
The Mes Aynak mine is a large copper mine located in the east of Afghanistan in Logar Province. Mes Aynak represents one of the largest copper reserve in Afghanistan and in the world having estimated reserves of 690 million tonnes of ore grading 1.65% copper.
The Story Behind China’s Long-Stalled Mine in Afghanistan
07-01-2017· 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.
Mes Aynak: Chinese copper mine disrupted by corruption
06-04-2017· Shen Heting, the former general manager of the state-owned China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC), in 2007 signed a 30-year lease to build a open-pit copper mine in a place called Mes Aynak.
Saving Mes Aynak
12-02-2021· 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.
Afghanistan Ready to Re-Tender Huge Chinese Mining
27-01-2021· 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
China’s MCC turns back on US$3b Mes Aynak Afghanistan
20-03-2014· 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.
Mes Aynak: How the Historic Buddhist Has Eluded
06-02-2020· The MCC planned to extract the copper at Mes Aynak via open-pit mining, the cheapest, fastest, and most environmentally destructive excavation technique, which would have demolished the ruins, leaving a gaping crater in their place. In 2009, the MCC and the Afghan government were banking on the world not knowing what was at stake at Mes Aynak.
Mes Aynak mine Wikipedia
The Mes Aynak mine is a large copper mine located in the east of Afghanistan in Logar Province.Mes Aynak represents one of the largest copper reserve in Afghanistan and in the world having estimated reserves of 690 million tonnes of ore grading 1.65% copper.
Mes Aynak, AFGHANISTAN ARCH International
Mes Aynak means “little copper mine.” Maybe it was little once. With today’s technology and mapping, it happens to be one of the world’s largest unexploited copper deposits. But also: one of Central Asia’s most important archaeological sites.
Mes Aynak Afghanistan Sacred Land
Mes Aynak is home to an ancient Buddhist city and the largest undeveloped copper deposit in the world. Of historical, cultural and spiritual importance to Afghans and Buddhists alike, the copper deposit beneath the 20 ruin sites is now under threat of mining.
Q&A: Aynak and Mining in Afghanistan World Bank
02-04-2013· Responding to media reports that all work would stop after December 2012, Minister of Mines Wahidullah Shahrani confirmed on Jan. 2, 2013, that “the vitally important conservation work at the Mes Aynak archaeological site will continue alongside preparations for the Copper Mine in the vicinity.
Project to exploit Afghanistan’s giant copper deposit
16-04-2018· View over a part of the mining area in Mes Aynak, with camps and men from the Afghan Public Protection Force visible [image by: Franz J. Marty] About ten years ago, Chinese firms signed contracts to mine one of the world’s largest untouched copper deposits here, in a sparsely populated part of Logar province that feels remote despite being only 40 kilometres south-east of Afghanistan’s
Mes Aynak Copper Mine, Logar, Afghanistan
30-11-2017· Mes Aynak Copper Mine There are significant deposits of copper located in the northeastern area of Logar province in Mohammad Agha district near the village of Mes Aynak. This is also the site of an ancient settlement that has great archeological value.
Aynak Cu deposit (Mes Aynak), Mohammad Agha District
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
Chinese demands, rebels and Buddhist ruins stall Afghan
12-04-2015· MES AYNAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) China and Afghanistan remain deadlocked over a stalled $3 billion copper mine five months after Beijing demanded royalties be slashed by almost a
Is Time Running Out for the 5,000-year-old Mes Aynak
09-02-2017· According to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, the site is also home to the world's second-largest copper deposit, reportedly representing estimated reserves of some 5.5 million tonnes of high-grade copper ore (Mes Aynak means “little source of copper” in Pashto), and two state-owned Chinese mining giants, Metallurgical Group Corp. (MCC) and Jiangxi Copper, are in the
China’s epic fail in Afghanistan FreightWaves
15-01-2018· 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%. According to a document produced in 2011 by the National and Regional Resources Corridors Program, the Afghan government hoped to generate $1B in revenue from its mining sector by 2017, with the Mes Aynak development helping lead the way
Mes Aynak mine Wikipedia
The Mes Aynak mine is a large copper mine located in the east of Afghanistan in Logar Province.Mes Aynak represents one of the largest copper reserve in Afghanistan and in the world having estimated reserves of 690 million tonnes of ore grading 1.65% copper.
Project to exploit Afghanistan’s giant copper deposit
16-04-2018· View over a part of the mining area in Mes Aynak, with camps and men from the Afghan Public Protection Force visible [image by: Franz J. Marty] About ten years ago, Chinese firms signed contracts to mine one of the world’s largest untouched copper deposits here, in a sparsely populated part of Logar province that feels remote despite being only 40 kilometres south-east of Afghanistan’s
Mes Aynak Copper Mine, Logar, Afghanistan
30-11-2017· Mes Aynak Copper Mine There are significant deposits of copper located in the northeastern area of Logar province in Mohammad Agha district near the village of Mes Aynak. This is also the site of an ancient settlement that has great archeological value.
Aynak Cu deposit (Mes Aynak), Mohammad Agha District
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
Mines on Your Mind The Mes Aynak Copper Mine
13-03-2013· Mines on Your Mind The Mes Aynak Copper Mine In Logar province, Afghanistan, approximately 25 miles south of Kabul lays Mes Aynak, an ancient Buddhist city doomed to vanish forever under a project touted as a magic bullet for the war torn economy of Afghanistan.
Copper load of this! Company digging mine in
15-11-2010· Around 1,500 Afghan police guard the mine site and the road. Mes Aynak's religious sites and copper deposits have been bound together for centuries — 'mes' means 'copper' in
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The Mes Aynak mine is a large copper mine located in the east of Afghanistan in Logar Province. Mes Aynak represents one of the largest copper reserve in Afghanistan and in the world having estimated reserves of 690 million tonnes of ore grading 1.65% copper.
Fallout from fall of Chinese executive who sealed copper
01-04-2017· This 2010 photograph shows ancient Buddha statues inside a temple in Mes Aynak, Afghanistan, where a Chinese consortium has the rights to mine for copper.
The Significance of Developing the Aynak Copper Mine
16-03-2021· The Aynak Copper Mine Project’s significance is tremendous, and if developed, the project can create thousands of jobs, boost and diversify the economy, and contribute to the country’s stability. Likewise, it will strengthen the Sino-Afghan economic ties, develop the Afghan mining industry, and attract further foreign investments in the extractive sector.
Chinese Company, Taliban Battle Over Afghan Site Al
11-07-2015· 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
Mes Aynak mine Wikipedia
The Mes Aynak mine is a large copper mine located in the east of Afghanistan in Logar Province.Mes Aynak represents one of the largest copper reserve in Afghanistan and in the world having estimated reserves of 690 million tonnes of ore grading 1.65% copper.
Mines on Your Mind The Mes Aynak Copper Mine
13-03-2013· Mines on Your Mind The Mes Aynak Copper Mine In Logar province, Afghanistan, approximately 25 miles south of Kabul lays Mes Aynak, an ancient Buddhist city doomed to vanish forever under a project touted as a magic bullet for the war torn economy of Afghanistan.
Project to exploit Afghanistan’s giant copper deposit
16-04-2018· View over a part of the mining area in Mes Aynak, with camps and men from the Afghan Public Protection Force visible [image by: Franz J. Marty] About ten years ago, Chinese firms signed contracts to mine one of the world’s largest untouched copper deposits here, in a sparsely populated part of Logar province that feels remote despite being only 40 kilometres south-east of Afghanistan’s
Mes Aynak Copper MIne Map Afghanistan Mapcarta
Mes Aynak, also called Mis Ainak or Mis-e-Ainak, is a site 40 km southeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, located in a barren region of Logar Province. Mes Aynak is situated 380 metres northeast of Mes Aynak Copper MIne. Photo: Jerome Starkey (journalist), CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mining threat to ancient Afghan monastery at Mes
12-06-2011· Mes Aynak lies in Logar province, a short helicopter ride from Kabul. The site was was once an al-Qaeda training camp, but is also home to an astonishing discovery a
Copper load of this! Company digging mine in
15-11-2010· Around 1,500 Afghan police guard the mine site and the road. Mes Aynak's religious sites and copper deposits have been bound together for centuries — 'mes' means 'copper' in
China, Copper, and Conservation at Mes Aynak, by Peter
09-02-2017· 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 bonus of over half a billion dollars when the mine commences commercial operations, a big chunk
Agreement Signed To Protect Mes Aynak Relics TOLOnews
21-07-2018· An agreement was signed between the Ministries of Mines and Petroleum and Information and Culture on Saturday in Kabul to protect ancient relics at Mes Aynak copper mine. According to the agreement, equipment will be taken to the mine in order for archeological excavations to be carried out.
The Race to Save Mes Aynak (Part 1/2) Fair Observer
01-02-2014· Mes Aynak rests upon a copper mine worth billions of dollars. In 2007, the China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) was granted rights to mine the site, meaning that Mes Aynak would be razed to the ground.
Aynak Copper Afghanistan mineral and extractive
31-08-2014· PUL-I-ALAM (): An official of China's Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) said on Saturday said around $360 million had been invested in the Ainak copper mine so far and the company would never abandon the project.In the history of Afghanistan’s mining sector, the largest contract for the development of the Ainak Mine in central Logar province was inked with the MCC on May 25, 2008.
