Balkhab District

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Balkhab
بلخاب
District
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Balkhab is located in Afghanistan
Balkhab
Balkhab
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36°13′17″N 65°55′40″E / 36.22139°N 65.92778°E / 36.22139; 65.92778Coordinates: 36°13′17″N 65°55′40″E / 36.22139°N 65.92778°E / 36.22139; 65.92778
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceSar-e Pol
CapitalBalkhab
Population
 • Ethnicities
Hazaras Tajiks and Uzbeks
Time zoneUTC+4:30
Main languagesDari-Persian and Uzbeki
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Balkhab (Persian: بلخاب) is a district of Sar-e Pol Province, Afghanistan. The district seat lies at Balkhab, also known as Tarkhoj.[1]

Coal is mined in the area.[2] A massive copper deposit is also located in Balkhab district of Sar-e pol province, the new copper discovery is bigger than the current Aynak copper deposit in Logar province, southeast of Kabul, according to a GSA report. It is valued at billions of U.S. dollars and one of the biggest untapped copper mines in Afghanistan. The discovery appears to be a volcano genetic massive sulfide deposit—a deposit type which could supply much of the world's gold, copper, lead and zinc. On October 5, 2018, in Washington, D.C., Afghan officials signed a 30-year contract for a copper mining project involving a $56 million investment by investment group Centar and its operating company, Afghan Gold and Minerals Co., for exploration of an area covering 500 square km, with development of mining due to begin thereafter.[3]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Afghanistan Settlements Index" (accessed externally by google in PDF/Adobe Acrobat). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Human Affairs. Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan: Risking one's health for a pittance". UNHCRA. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. ^ Mackenzie, James; Qadir Sediqi, Abdul (2018-10-07). "Afghanistan signs major mining deals in development push". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 30 June 2020.


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