The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum on Friday announced that Ariana Highland Company will invest $27.5 million in the extraction of Jegdalek ruby mine on the...
A Chinese businessman met with acting minister of industry and commerce Noorudin Azizi and expressed interest in investing in a number of sectors including the glass...
Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar on Thursday met with Chinese, Russian and Afghan investors in his office in Kabul, the ministry said. According...
Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shehabuddin Delawar said on Tuesday that all 38 of last year’s graduates of Geology and Mining of Kabul Polytechnic University...
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said that four mining contracts worth more than 10.15 billion afghanis have been signed with four local companies. At...
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi said in a meeting with China’s special representative for Afghanistan that practical work of Mes Aynak copper mine...
Panjshir’s Department of Mines and Petroleum says it has discovered 40 new emerald deposits in the province – which is a significant find for the country....
Herat local administration has started the survey and exploration of lead mines in this province and the contracting company is supposed to start the process of...
Local authorities in Panjshir announced that 1,244 carats of emeralds mined in the province were sold legally, for the first time, and fetched 24 million afghanis...
Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar says no fundamental projects have been launched in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province over the last two decades to improve...
The acting head of Afghanistan Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVET) said on Tuesday during the department’s annual accountability report to the nation that...
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs on Monday announced the names of companies that won the contracts to mine and process of...
The CEO of UK-based HALO Trust, which works to clear landmines around the world, met with Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials in Kabul on Saturday...
Afghanistan’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar met with Chinese Ambassador Wang Yu in Kabul to discuss investment opportunities and Chinese projects. A press release...
The Directorate of Mines and Petroleum in Kandahar says a private company, that has a five year contract, has officially started extracting “lead and zinc” from...
Shahabuddin Delawar, the Minister of Mines and Petroleum of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), has distributed mining licenses to 14 people during his visit to...
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) says in the next seven months, about $148 million will be invested in extracting mines in Sar-e Pul province....
Sheikh al-Hadith Shahabuddin Delawar, the Minister of Mines and Petroleum, said on Saturday in a meeting with officials from a Chinese company that he will soon...
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) says contracts have been awarded to private companies for 18 small mines in seven provinces. Ministry officials said that...
The contracts to extract salt in Takhar and nephrite in Nangarhar was given to private companies by the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) following a...