Preliminary assessment of non-fuel mineral resources of Afghanistan, 2007.
Afghanistan has abundant mineral resources, including known deposits of copper, iron, barite, sulfur, talc, chromium, magnesium, salt, mica, marble, rubies, emeralds, lapis lazuli, asbestos, nickel, mercury, gold and silver, lead, zinc, fluorspar, bauxite, beryllium, and lithium (fig. 1). Between 20...
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Reston, Va.] :
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey,
[2007]
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| Series: | Fact sheet (Geological Survey (U.S.)) ;
2007-3063. |
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| Online Access: | Report: Summary: |
| Summary: | Afghanistan has abundant mineral resources, including known deposits of copper, iron, barite, sulfur, talc, chromium, magnesium, salt, mica, marble, rubies, emeralds, lapis lazuli, asbestos, nickel, mercury, gold and silver, lead, zinc, fluorspar, bauxite, beryllium, and lithium (fig. 1). Between 2005 and 2007, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funded a cooperative study by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Afghanistan Geological Survey (AGS) to assess the non-fuel mineral resources of Afghanistan as part of the effort to aid in the reconstruction of that country. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title screen (viewed on July 18, 2008). At head of title: Prepared in cooperation with the Afghanistan Geological Survey under the auspices of the U.S. Agency for International Development. "October 2007." "This report is USGS Afghanistan Project Product number 158"--P. [4]. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 4 unnumbered pages : digital, PDF file. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet from the USGS web site. Address as of 7/18/08: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2007/3063/fs2007-3063.pdf ; current access available via PURL. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page [4]). |