U.S. Identifies Nearly $1 Trillion in Untapped Mineral Deposits in Afghanistan
Jun 14th, 2010 | By Kevin Hayden | Category: Featured Articles, Police, Military & WarThe 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, Pentagon officials believe. An internal Pentagon memo states that Afghanistan could become the “Saudi Arabia of lithium…” And I bet KBR & Halliburton get the contracts, right? Gee, what a coincidence…
