U.S. DEFENSE AERIAL CARD MADE OF MINERALS OF AFGHANISTAN.
Division of the Ministry of Defense compiled a map of minerals in Afghanistan, reports BBC BBC. This is the first country in the world whose mineral deposits were captured and analyzed from the air. Data analysis was made by light reflection from the surface.
Various minerals as well as snow and plants absorb certain spectrum of rays, which gives an opportunity to make a card. It brings together data from more than 800 million points in the territory of 440 thousand square meters. km. This represents 70% of the country#39;s territory.
Afghanistan is rich in minerals, such as deposits of precious metals, beryllium ores, sulfur, lapis lazuli, barite and celestite. But their development has been limited due to the fact that many of the fields are located in remote mountainous areas.
In 2010. The Ministry of Mines and Mining Industry of Afghanistan estimated reserves of the country $ 1 trillion dollars.
