The previously unknown deposits — including huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithium — are so big and include so many minerals that are essential to modern industry that Afghanistan could eventually be transformed into one of the most important mining centers in the world, the United States officials believe.
No unobtainium?
Besides, all those mineral deposits aren't going to do any good without high speed rail between Kabul and Kandahar.
101 posted on 06/14/2010 11:26:14 AM PDT by N. Theknow
(Kennedys: Can't fly, can't ski, can't drive, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best.)