The Afghanistan Mining Sector as a Driver of Sustainable Growth : Benefits and Opportunities for Large-Scale Mining

This study attempts to quantify the benefits that could be obtained for the country of Afghanistan from the developments of the Aynak copper and Hajigak iron ore deposits and to discuss policies and programs-based on the experience of other countri...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Mining/Oil and Gas
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	AIR ALUMINUM AMORTIZATION ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING ARTISANAL MINING BALANCE OF PAYMENT BALANCE OF PAYMENTS BASE METALS BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIATION BID BIDS BUDGETING BUSINESS PLANNING CADASTRE CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL SHORTAGES COAL COAL MINE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMERS CONTRACT RENEGOTIATIONS COPPER COPPER MINE COPPER MINES CORPORATE INCOME TAXES DECENTRALIZATION DECISION MAKING DEPOSIT DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS DIRECT INVESTMENT DISCOUNT RATES DISPOSABLE INCOME DRILLING DRIVERS DRIVING ECONOMIC BENEFITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RECOVERY ECONOMIC SECTORS ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMIES OF SCALE EITI EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EXCHANGE RATE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT EXPORTS EXTERNALITY EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY PROJECTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN WORKERS FREIGHT FREIGHT COSTS FUTURES GAS GDP GEMSTONE MINING GEMSTONES GEOLOGICAL INFORMATION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOLOGY GOLD GOLD MINE GOLD MINES GOVERNANCE ISSUES GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT SPENDING HIGH TAX HOST GOVERNMENTS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME TAX INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY INDUSTRIALIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INNOVATION INVESTING IRON IRON ORE JOB CREATION KAOLIN LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LARGE MINING LARGE-SCALE MINES LARGE-SCALE MINING LIMESTONE LOCAL ECONOMY LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES MARGINAL DEPOSITS MARGINAL PROPENSITY TO CONSUME MEDIUM ENTERPRISE METALS MINE CLOSURE MINE DEVELOPMENT MINE EMPLOYEES MINE EMPLOYMENT MINE OPERATORS MINE OWNER MINE OWNERS MINE SITE MINE WORKERS MINERAL DEPOSITS MINERAL ECONOMICS MINERAL INDUSTRY MINERAL OCCURRENCES MINERAL PRICES MINERAL PRODUCTION MINERAL RESOURCES MINERAL RIGHTS MINERAL SECTOR MINERALS MINES MINING COMMUNITY MINING COMPANIES MINING COMPANY MINING COUNTRIES MINING HISTORY MINING INDUSTRIES MINING INDUSTRY MINING INVESTMENT MINING LAW MINING LAW AND REGULATIONS MINING MACHINERY MINING OPERATION MINING OPERATIONS MINING OPERATORS MINING POLICIES MINING PROJECT MINING PROJECTS MINING REGIONS MINING SECTOR MINING SECTOR REFORM MINING SECTOR REFORMS MOLYBDENUM MONETARY FUND MORTALITY MULTIPLIER EFFECTS NATIONAL INCOME NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES NICKEL OIL OUTPUTS OUTSOURCING PERSONAL INCOME PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PLASTIC PLATINUM PORT FACILITIES PRECIOUS STONES PRICE CHANGES PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRODUCTION COSTS PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RAIL RAIL INVESTMENTS RAIL LINK RAILROAD RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAYS REGISTRATION SYSTEM RESOURCE CURSE ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SIZED ENTERPRISES SMALL BUSINESS SMALL MINING SMALL-SCALE SMELTER SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL COSTS STEEL SUPPLIERS SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TAX COLLECTION TAX RATES TAX REVENUES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TIN TRADE DEFICIT TRAINS TRANSIT TRANSIT TRADE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TREASURY TRUE TRUST FUNDS TRUSTS TUNGSTEN UNDERGROUND UNSKILLED LABOR VALUATION VALUE ADDED WAGES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/02/16240684/afghanistan-mining-sector-driver-sustainable-growth-benefits-opportunities-large-scale-mining http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12370