Afghanistan: Mining at Mes Aynak ready to resume, Mines Ministry

KABUL, 05 April 2022, (TON): Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said “all conditions have been facilitated for the resumption of extraction at the Mes-Aynak copper mine.”

The Afghan delegation that recently visited China held talks with the officials of the Metallurgical Corp of China (MoCC).

According to the Ministry of Mine and Petroleum “a delegation of the MCC is expected to visit Afghanistan soon.”

Esmatullah Burhan, a spokesman for the MoMP, said “there were some initial problems. The Islamic Emirate has resolved the problems to the furthest extent.”

The Islamic Emirate is also planning to construct a railway from Torkham crossing in Nangarhar to Hairatan port in Balkh as well as to form an electric company.

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