Afghanistan, April 4 -- Kazakhstan is assessing rare metals mining opportunities in Afghanistan and Rwanda, as laboratory tests and geological studies advance on samples collected from both countries.
Kazakhstan is studying the possibility of extracting rare earth elements and other strategic minerals in Afghanistan, as Astana looks to expand its overseas mining interests and secure access to critical raw materials used in modern industry. According to Kazinform, Vice Minister of Industry and Construction Iran Sharkhan said Kazakhstan's national mining company Tau-Ken Samruk has begun laboratory work on mineral samples collected from Afghanistan and Rwanda.
Sharkhan said the current work is focused on testing ore samples, reviewing geolog...