Open-pit mining techniques bring the operational capacity to 150 t per hour. Since 2010 the value of emeralds has increased by 500% and Zambia is home to the world’s largest emerald operation ...

However, as newly discovered deposits require an average of 16 years to develop into operational mines, harnessing Afghanistan’s mineral potential will take a great deal of investment and time ...

TASS/. Afghanistan plans to cooperate with Russia on mining of rare earth metals and expects investments from Russian companies, Nooruddin Azizi, acting Industry and Trade Minister in the ...