The Afghan Eldorado
Vast Mineral Riches in AfghanistanThe United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan. The previously unknown deposits -- including iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithium -- are so big and include so many minerals that are essential to modern industry that Afghanistan could eventually be transformed into one of the most important mining centers in the world, US officials believe.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/world/asia/14minerals.html?pagewanted=print
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