Regional Report: Aynak Cu Mine, Khaki Jabbar District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan

Located ~50km SE of Kabul. Estimated reserves of 280 million tons of 0.7- to 1.5-percent copper ore. Ref.: Chernov, V.G., Bekbotaev, A.T., and Kudus, A. (1976) The original nature of the Precambrian amphibolites of the Anak copper-ore field in the Kabul Zone. Thes. Papers V knige: IV Nauchno-metodicheskaya konferentsiya, Ku i KPI, Kabul, 1976: 102-104.

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Bornite - 1, 2

Brochantite - 1

Chalcanthite - 1

Chalcocite - 1

Chalcopyrite - 1, 2

Chrysocolla - 1

Covellite - 1

Linnaeite - 1, 2

Pentlandite - 1, 2

Pyrite - 1, 2

'Smaltite' - 1, 2

Sphalerite - 1, 2

Tenorite - 1

Violarite - 1, 2

14 minerals listed.

Locality Key

1	Aynak Cu Mine, Khaki Jabbar District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan

2	Aynak Western Lode, Aynak Cu Mine, Khaki Jabbar District, Kabol (Kabul) Province, Afghanistan

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