U.S. discovers 1 trillion dollars worth of minerals in Afghanistan

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The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan, far beyond any previously known reserves and enough to fundamentally alter the Afghan economy and perhaps the Afghan war itself, according to senior American government officials.

 

 

The previously unknown deposits — including huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithium — are so big and include so many minerals that are essential to modern industry that Afghanistan could eventually be transformed into one of the most important mining centers in the world, the United States officials believe.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/world/asia/14minerals.html

At least they won't have to worry about ruining the country. The mountains already look like they've been strip mined.

I'm sure it will lead the Afghanis to untold riches and prosperity. I mean, look what similar discoveries have done for Africa

"Lots of scenarios to imagine now. US helps transitional pro-West Afghanistan become rich, builds it shit, pipelines etc particularly to keep it away from China. Who knows. New government, backed by China, nationalizes it (but shares it with friends) and develops nuclear weapon like its neighbors.

Afghanistan sells it all in exchange for country-wide Chinese wind farm - it powers the rising nation and some people in the far East of China."

Next they'll be announcing huge deposits of depleted uranium found in Iraq

There's a whole ocean of oil under our feet! No one can get at it except for me!

"previously unknown"

lol

I just hope that when the toxic runoff from the mines starts poisoning the streams in those lush little opium valleys it results in an apocalyptic war between miners and opium farmers.

magic

  On 6/14/2010 at 10:13 AM, lumpenprol said:

At least they won't have to worry about ruining the country. The mountains already look like they've been strip mined.

 

 

I'm sure it will lead the Afghanis to untold riches and prosperity. I mean, look what similar discoveries have done for Africa

  On 6/14/2010 at 10:19 AM, lumpenprol said:

Next they'll be announcing huge deposits of depleted uranium found in Iraq

  On 6/14/2010 at 10:39 AM, lumpenprol said:

I just hope that when the toxic runoff from the mines starts poisoning the streams in those lush little opium valleys it results in an apocalyptic war between miners and opium farmers.

Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

A trillion is too much for my brain to process accordingly and transform into something i can actually understand.

WWIII

hey cretin,

this is old news

http://www.politico.com/blogs/laurarozen/0610/Afghanistans_mineral_find_and_the_Washington_clock.html?showall

talk about jumping to conclusions

god yall really act before thinking much, eh?

hey cretin

f u