USGS Finds ‘World-Class’ Gold, Iron Deposits in Afghanistan

IBTimes reported Afghanistan can take comfort from a U.S. Geological Survey report demonstrating a wealth of mineral resources in the country.

The market news is quoted as saying,

USGS, working with its Afghan counterpart and the Department of Defense, conducted a 2009-2011 survey that found “volumes of information about areas of high mineral potential in Afghanistan, including rare earth elements, gold, iron and copper.”

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