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$5.3 million deal signed for salt mining in Herat
Hedayatullah Badri, Afghanistan’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum, has signed a $5.3 million contract with a private company to develop the fifth block of the Namaksar salt field in Ghoryan district, Herat province, covering 10.51 square kilometers.
The agreement runs for 15 years and sets a royalty rate of 1,500 Afghanis per ton, subject to full compliance with mining laws and contractual obligations.
Under the terms of the deal, the company is also required to carry out social development initiatives and environmental protection measures, while creating jobs for approximately 110 people.