Vast mineral deposits found in Afghanistan

**jason_jinx** · 06-14-10, 08:11 AM

[QUOTE]Vast mineral deposits found in Afghanistan

Nearly $1 trillion in untapped resources could fundamentally alter economy

Tyler Hicks / The New York Times
A bleak Ghazni Province seems to offer little, but a Pentagon study says it may have among the world’s largest deposits of lithium.

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WASHINGTON - 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.
An internal Pentagon memo, for example, states that Afghanistan could become the “Saudi Arabia of lithium,” a key raw material in the manufacture of batteries for laptops and Blackberries.
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**jason_jinx** · 06-14-10, 08:12 AM

Here is to another 10 years!

lol

**K0nTANK3Rous** · 06-14-10, 08:43 AM

sweet..another reason to occupy someone elses country...

**Alundil** · 06-14-10, 08:47 AM

Oh I can hear the slogans already, probably something along the lines of Blood for Oil or Lithium for Nirva....Blood. I wonder if Courtney Love will sue for the rights?

**jason_jinx** · 06-14-10, 08:53 AM

I think we should get a percentage from Iraq and Afghanistan since we did basically liberate them. Maybe 30% for the next 25 years.....

maybe

**CivilWars** · 06-14-10, 07:16 PM

Old news, GWB already knew that. That is the ONLY reason he sent the troops.

**(2)manno** · 06-14-10, 07:43 PM

i say we let em have it and hope that kind of money will help stabilize the region.

we need more saudi arabias and less irans.

**deputyfestus** · 06-14-10, 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by CivilWars

Old news, GWB already knew that. That is the ONLY reason he sent the troops.

Not entirely Google this word. (Pipelineistan) There you will find many articles as to what is really going on,IMO the mineral findings is just a bit of a smokescreen not that I doubt that there are vast mineral resources there, but to exploit them will require infrastructure that's not readily available in country. As for Pipelineistan that's a different story extensive infrastructure is not required and is a much more viable carrot so to speak. Her saved you the trouble of Googling http://www.google.com/search?source=...=&oq=&gs_rfai=

**jabberwock** · 06-14-10, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by jason_jinx

I think we should get a percentage from Iraq and Afghanistan since we did basically liberate them. Maybe 30% for the next 25 years.....

maybe

You 'liberated' without being asked... Just sayin!

Installing puppet governments in resource rich areas for taxation purposes could be profitable, if you put morals aside, of course.

**Kraker Jak** · 06-14-10, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by Alundil

Oh I can hear the slogans already, probably something along the lines of Blood for Oil or Lithium for Nirva....Blood. I wonder if Courtney Love will sue for the rights?

"Im so happy, cuz today I found my friends, their in my head.."

Very nice reference alundil...took some thought on that one