A recent article raises the prospect of German involvement in metals exploration and mining in Pakistan’s Balochistan province: Germany has evinced keen interest to invest in the Balochistan Gold and Copper project. The German envoy Dr Cyrill Nunn said, “Being a trading nation, we intend to invest in the Balochistan Gold and Copper project.” During […]
Afghanistan picks Sterling, Belhasa for copper-gold project | Metal Bulletin
Via Metal Bulletin: The government of Afghanistan has picked a consortium comprising Sterling Mining and Belhasa International Co. LLC as the preferred bidder for its Zarkashan copper-gold project, completing the series of mineral tenders it issued a year ago. The parties will now finalise a mining agreement, Wahidullah Shahrani, the country’s minister of mines said in […]
Afghanistan grants key copper and gold permits
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines has thus far done an impressive job of managing the tender and bidding process for a number of mineral blocs. The government of Afghanistan announced its preferred bidders for three of its four current mineral tenders with a consortium backed by City of London banker Mr Ian Hannam, former BHP Billiton […]