Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Consortium of Indian companies win rights to develop Afghanistan's largest iron ore deposits

A consortium of Indian companies has won the rights to develop Afghanistan's largest iron ore deposits, a mining ministry official said Tuesday, underscoring growing ties between the two countries.

Seven Indian companies, led by the state-owned Steel Authority of India (SAI), won a $10.3 billion deal to exploit three of four blocks at the Hajigak mine in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, said ministry official Abdul Jalil Jumrani.

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