First Dubya made Iraq Oil Safe for China.....Now Barry

[Warthogg]

is making Afghanistan's minerals safe for Canadian and Indian companies.

Past time we got our troops out of the Afghan. Kabul is going to cut a deal with the Taliban and the Pakistan INS almost certainly. Too many billions at stake to expect other wise.

Oh....a relatively pacified Afghanistan is needed so a pipeline can be laid to bring oil down from the Northern 'Stans.

Wart


Kabul doles out mineral mining rights

A consortium of Indian companies led by state-owned Steel Authority of India landed a $10.3 billion deal for three mining sites in central Afghanistan, the BBC reports.

U.S. defense officials estimated in 2010 that there could be as much as $1 trillion worth of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and lithium in Afghanistan.

The British broadcaster added that Canadian mining company Kilo Goldmines also secured exploration rights in Afghanistan. The company, in a statement, said it had submitted a bid to explore iron ore deposits in Bamiyan but hadn't been notified by Kabul of the outcome of the bidding process.




Read more: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2011/11/30/Kabul-doles-out-mineral-mining-rights/UPI-91381322655660/#ixzz1fDGdmVKW



Are we really this stupid ? (I would say YES.)

[Warthogg]

Afghanistan is examining its mineral wealth potential in an effort to rebuild its economy after several decades of war. More than 1 million tons of rare earth minerals were discovered recently in less than 1 square mile of Helmand province in Afghanistan.

The ADB-funded projects are part of the so-called new Silk Road in the region. It includes a natural gas pipeline that would from Turkmenistan, through Afghanistan, Pakistan and into India.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2011/09/26/ADB-offers-money-for-Afghan-infrastructure/UPI-41201317060103/#ixzz1fDHvGBKw




Wart

[Warthogg]

It is not that Kabul is keeping this schitt a secret.

Wart


Energy Resources
Kabul exploring mineral mining options
Published: June 24, 2010 at 9:15 AM


KABUL, Afghanistan, June 24 (UPI) -- Afghanistan is looking for Indian and Chinese investors to help develop giant mineral deposits in the country, officials said.

Read more: http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2010/06/24/Kabul-exploring-mineral-mining-options/UPI-38381277385336/#ixzz1fDIcuQa1

[El Jefe]

Well, we're going to let the Chinese have the oil in Canada too.

[mriddick]

It's a catch 22, our businesses can't go in due to being too big of a target from the enemy so others will. At the same time had we not gone in then our enemy would of had it all to themselves (I'm sure at this point someone will mention China is our enemy and maybe so but not on the same level). I guess in a world market it all evens out, if there's more minerals or oil on the market anywhere in the world it drops the price overall everywhere.