1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (122+ words) Department head Mawlavi Mohammad Qasim Amiri noted that the revenue—spanning collections from the month of Hoot (February/March) last year through the present—was generated through a 10% royalty on emerald extraction and fees for mining workers' identification cards. All…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (250+ words) Saifuddin Laton, spokesperson for the Panjshir governor, told Bakhtar News Agency that 6,755 carats of emeralds were sold to domestic traders through a public auction for 14,453,800 Afghanis. The auction was held in the presence of the Mines Monitoring Committee, local officials,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (160+ words) Mawlavi Mohammad Qasim Amiri, the department’s director, detailed that the find includes 2 tourmaline sites in Anaba and Hesa-e-Awal, 12 green garnet mines in Anaba, and 28 emerald deposits in Hesa-e-Awal and Paryan. He noted that the new resources were verified following extensive…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (240+ words) Welcoming the initiative, Chief Badr assured the investor that a safe and conducive environment for business has been firmly established in the province. He further emphasized that local authorities are fully prepared to support both domestic and foreign investors in…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (163+ words) According to a report by Bakhtar News Agency, the delegation recently visited Herat to assess potential collaborations in mineral exploration, extraction, and processing. Their agenda also includes establishing new manufacturing plants and supplying the heavy machinery and technical equipment necessary…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (101+ words) Mawlavi Mohammad Qasim Amiri, Director of the Panjshir Department of Mines and Petroleum, said that garnet extraction has begun in Anaba district, while the extraction of black tourmaline (schorl) has commenced in the districts of Hesa-e-Awal, Dara, and Bazarak. He…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (153+ words) bakhtarnews.af Ministry of Mines Technical Delegation Inspects Mining Projects in Parwan A technical delegation of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum conducted a visit and assessment of chromite mines in Koh-e Safi District, lead and zinc mines in the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (106+ words) bakhtarnews.af Mines Ministry Team Assesses Lead-Zinc Deposits in Bamyan’s Yakawlang District A technical team from the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has assessed lead and zinc deposits in the Yakawlang District of Bamyan province. According to the ministry, the…...

3+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (22+ words) The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has conducted a technical assessment of nephrite mines in Kunar Province to evaluate standard extraction practices....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (261+ words) The press office of Badghis province announced that Mullah Mohammad Hanif Hamza, Governor of Badghis, and Qari Shamsuddin Nizami, Director of Mines and Petroleum of the province, also attended the visit. The Minister of Mines and Petroleum inspected the gypsum…...