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These girls might be sitting on buried treasure. Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps

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Will Mineral Deposits Bring Afghanistan Wealth or Warfare?

Afghanistan may be home to $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits, reports The New York Times. This is incredible news for a country that has been troubled by war for the past three decades.

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A Diamond in the Rough

Botswana is the home to the world's most richest diamond mine, and produces more gem quality stones than any country on the planet. But when it began renegotiating mining contracts in 2006, Botswana decided it no longer wished to depend on mining giant De Beers for

What will the growth of the Mongolian mining industry mean for the country's nomadic herders? Photo: Thatcher Cook for Mercy Corps

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Mines in Mongolia

Mongolia could soon be home to the largest copper mine in the world.

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The Cost of Independence

Has Kosovo's first year of independence truly been "totally successful," as Prime Minister Hasim Thaci asserts?

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Mining in Ecuador: Investment or Exploitation?

Despite ongoing protests by environmental and indigenous rights groups, Ecuadorean lawmakers approved a mining bill earlier this week to permit large-scale projects tapping the country’s gold, silver and copper deposits.

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