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Will there be any reported incidents of violence or conflict at the Mes Aynak mine by January 31, 2025?
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China and Taliban Begin Operations at Mes Aynak Copper Mine After 16-Year Delay
Jul 25, 2024, 06:21 PM
Chinese engineers and the Taliban government have commenced operations at the Mes Aynak copper mine in Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 24, marking the beginning of a significant project to extract the world's second-largest copper deposit. This development follows a 16-year delay due to war. The Metallurgical Group Corp (MCC) of China is leading the extraction operations. The Taliban administration has also started constructing a road to the remote mine site.
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