INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs on Monday announced the names of companies that won the contracts to mine and
process of iron ore in Herat and lead in Ghor.The office said in a statement that extraction of the first block of the iron mine in Ghorian
district will be carried out by Watan Durakhshan company
An Iranian company has a 70% stake in this company.The second block of the mine in Ghorian district has been given to Sahil Sharq Miana
Company in which Afghan Dara-e-Noor Company and a Turkish company have 15% shares.The third block of the mine has been given to a company
called Shamsh Melli in which the British companies GBM and AD Resources have 35% shares.The fourth block of the mine has been given to
Bakhtar Foulad Company, in which Iranian companies Sepahan and Parsian have 49% shares.According to the statement, a block of the lead mine
in Tulak district of Ghor province was given to Afghan Invest company.The statement added that the revenues of these mines will be spent on
public benefit projects and most of it will be allocated to domestic electricity production.The post Five companies win bids for Herat and
Ghor mines first appeared on Ariana News.
