Originally Posted by cwd (Post 17245441)

This is not new. Did anyone read the article?

The Soviets knew about mineral resources in the 80's. The US has had info since at least 2004 and have been doing advanced searches since 2006 and 2007.

and, China is already there...
"China's top integrated copper producer, Jiangxi Copper Co (0358.HK), and China Metallurgical Group Corp, are going ahead with exploration of the vast Aynak Copper Mine, south of Kabul, after they won the contract to develop it last year [2008]."

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010...afganistan.php

Originally Posted by dyna mo (Post 17244483)

it appears i'm the only one that read the article.

Originally Posted by DateDoc (Post 17245551)

I did too.

Originally Posted by Why (Post 17245590)

should be an interesting next few decades.... i wonder how many other countries have "undiscovered" fortunes under their surface.

Originally Posted by DateDoc (Post 17258000)

They just upped the estimated worth of the deposits to $3 trillion

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Afghan...88522.html?x=0

Originally Posted by Spunky (Post 17243722)

So the US can claim it and prosper from it while in another country?

Originally Posted by dyna mo (Post 17258177)

too bad they didn't find any binladium.

:1orglaugh