Afghanistan: Salt extraction contract cancelled after uranium and lithium have been discovered at the same mine
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum of Afghanistan on Monday 1 April 2018 said they have terminated the extraction contract of Herat’s Ghoryan salt mine signed with a private company two months ago following the discovery of minerals including lithium and uranium.
The spokesman for the Ministry of Mines, Abdul Qadir Mutfi, said their recent studies showed that these minerals are present at the mine. As such they have terminated the contract with the contractor, he said.
Ghoryan salt mine is the only mining contract to have been signed by the Afghan National Unity Government (NUG).
“This was a small contract and was contracted as a pilot extraction, but we are trying to ensure the country's mines are extracted based on the country's needs,” Mutfi said.
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The spokesman for the Ministry of Mines, Abdul Qadir Mutfi, said their recent studies showed that these minerals are present at the mine. As such they have terminated the contract with the contractor, he said.
Ghoryan salt mine is the only mining contract to have been signed by the Afghan National Unity Government (NUG).
“This was a small contract and was contracted as a pilot extraction, but we are trying to ensure the country's mines are extracted based on the country's needs,” Mutfi said.
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