Fortescue Metals Group has held talks with Afghanistan\u2019s President Ashraf Ghani on potential mining sector opportunities in the nation, which has struggled to accelerate development of an estimated $1-trillion worth of minerals deposits.<\/p>\n
Ghani and the company\u2019s chairman Andrew Forrest held an August 6 video conference over potential investment in iron ore and copper resources, and the billionaire miner is scheduled to visit Kabul in October for further talks, according to Qadeer Khan Mutfi, a spokesman for Afghanistan\u2019s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum.<\/p>\n
The fourth-biggest iron ore exporter, \u201cshowed interest in our mining sector, saying Afghanistan is rich in having natural resources,\u201d Mutfi said. \u201cCompanies like this definitely have financial abilities and the capacity to develop the country\u2019s mining sector.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fortescue Metals Group has held talks with Afghanistan\u2019s President Ashraf Ghani on potential mining sector opportunities in the nation, which has struggled to accelerate development of an estimated $1-trillion worth of minerals deposits.<\/p>\n
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