Taliban wants mining boom to fill coffers, China swoops in on chance to profit at the cost of environment
Chinese firms have secured at least three major contracts in gold and copper mining. Every dollar they don’t spend in ...
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Cash-keen Taliban betting on Afghanistan's mines
A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of ...
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Afghanistan's Taliban govt taps mineral wealth, eyes foreign investment despite risks
A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of ...
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A landslide in a Myanmar jade mining area kills at least 12 and leaves many missing
BANGKOK (AP) — An overnight landslide at a jade mining area in northern Myanmar has killed at least a dozen people and left many others missing, according to a resident, rescuers and independent ...
32 dead, over 100 missing in Hpakant jade mine collapse
Recovery work has been halted after 32 dead were discovered at the site of a jade mine collapse in Kachin State Hpakant ...