The status of artisanal coal mining in Afghanistan: Using remote sensing to assess remaining artisanally mineable Jurassic coal resources
Coal mining is critical to the functioning of the current Afghan economy providing jobs, tax revenue, and foreign exchange. Taxes on coal may constitute the Taliban Government’s single largest source of operating income. Prior to the start of mining, Afghanistan had between 215 M and 430 M tonnes of...
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Elsevier
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590056024000136 |
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