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Copper, capital, and consequences: China’s mining gamble in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
07 Aug 2025 18:02 GMT
… and officials from the China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) participated … mine, Mes Aynak.
The Chinese state-owned mining … security personnel at the mining site, and contractual disputes … copper mine will not only contribute to mining cooperation, …
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Old fears dog China-backed Afghan copper mine as work gains pace after 17 years
06 Aug 2025 02:44 GMT
… expert has cautioned.
State-owned China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) recently announced … in the Mes Aynak Mine in central Afghanistan’s … a switch from open-pit mining at Mes Aynak to … further emphasised that the mine would work to avoid damage …
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Govt approves private Export Processing Zone for copper mining in Balochistan
11 Jan 2025 07:49 GMT
… the Siah Dik copper mining project in Balochistan … ), awarding the initiative to China Metallurgical Group Corporation (CMGC), which is … EPZ will focus on mining and processing copper concentrate. … will be operated by Kohesultan Mining Company (Pvt) Limited ( …
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Taliban pledges to protect Buddhist city by mining underground
09 Oct 2024 08:49 GMT
… the acting minister of mines and petroleum for the … and China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) reached the underground mining deal— … per year that the mine was expected to bring … financial loss that underground mining entails also reflects market …
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US Mineral Deal With Pakistan Labelled As ‘Strategic Mistake’ By Baloch Community
09 Aug 2025 15:22 GMT
… Pakistan signed its minerals and mining deal with the United States … such as Barrick Gold and China Metallurgical Group have inked deals promising local … stated that the Reko Diq mine, one of the world’s … Baloch people, any new mining or oil venture is likely …
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[SMM Analysis] Chinese developers come to lithium mine in Murmansk
04 Aug 2024 16:12 GMT
… and Rosatom’s ore mining division, the Russian version … knows how to project mine processing plants, it possesses … major nickel and copper mines and metallurgical plants in … The recent contract signed with China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) may be …
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A New Dawn for Afghanistan’s Mes Aynak Copper Mine?
31 Jul 2024 16:24 GMT
… .
In November 2007, the China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC), a Chinese … ’s Acting Minister for Mining and Petroleum Shahbuddin Dilawar … attacked security checkpoints near the mine as recently as 2020, … for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on …
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China Begins Work on Massive Afghan Copper Mine
25 Jul 2024 19:24 GMT
… project in Afghanistan to mine the world's … state-owned China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) a 30-year mining concession, … Department of Geology and Mines at Kabul Polytechnic University, … protect staff at the mining project.
Chinese workers have …
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China resumes work at Afghanistan's Mes Aynak copper mine after 16-year delay
25 Jul 2024 06:57 GMT
… Mes AynakSource: Pajhwok
The $3bn mining deal, signed in 2008 with … , improving logistical access for the mining operations. Officials project it will … copper is extracted by the China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC).
This initiative aligns …
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China begins mining for Copper ore in Afghanistan after 16-yr delay
24 Jul 2024 15:17 GMT
… Wednesday on a project to mine the world’s second- … a Chinese state-owned firm mining rights but it never came … copper was extracted by the China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC).
Copper hit … staff.
Earlier plans to mine Mes Aynak were also complicated …