Aynak Copper Mine Extraction Process to Begin Soon, Says Chinese Ambassador
Wang Yu, China’s ambassador in Kabul, said that the exploration and extraction of Aynak Copper mine will begin soon, as per Taliban-affiliated Bakhtar News Agency.
Wang Yu, on Wednesday, met Shahabuddin Delawar, Taliban’s minister of mining and petroleum and discussed solving challenges regarding the Aynak copper mine project and Amu River Project.
Delawar had earlier said that China can start the extraction process based on an agreement with the previous government.
The Chinese contractor company has been granted the tender of extracting the Aynak copper mine for a period of 30 years.
This mine is the biggest copper mine in Afghanistan and the second biggest copper mine in the world.
The contract of exploitation and enrichment of Aynak mine was signed between the Afghanistan ministry of mining and petroleum and MCC, a Chinese company, in 2008.
The extraction and enrichment project of Aynak mine is a big and strategic project for Afghanistan from an economic and political view, as per experts.
