A mining site in in Mes Aynak, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth is no secret. Photo: AP A mining site in in Mes Aynak, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth is no secret. Photo: AP
A mining site in in Mes Aynak, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth is no secret. Photo: AP
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China’s MCC turns back on US$3b Mes Aynak Afghanistan mine deal

State-owned giant trying to renegotiate the terms of US$3b contract it signed in 2007 to mine copper deposit and build infrastructure

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LYNNE O'DONNELL

Updated: 4:47am, 21 Mar, 2014

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A mining site in in Mes Aynak, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth is no secret. Photo: AP A mining site in in Mes Aynak, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth is no secret. Photo: AP
A mining site in in Mes Aynak, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's vast mineral wealth is no secret. Photo: AP
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