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Mes Aynak mine

The Mes Aynak mine is a large copper mine located in the east of in . Mes Aynak represents one of the largest copper reserve in Afghanistan and in the world having estimated reserves of 690 million tonnes of ore grading 1.65% copper.
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  • Type: Industry
  • Description: mine in Afghanistan controlled by chinese company
  • Also known as: “Mes Aynak Copper Mine”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mes Aynak.

Archaeological site
Photo: Jerome Starkey (journalist), CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also called Mis Ainak or Mis-e-Ainak, was a major Buddhist settlement 40 km southeast of , , located in a barren region of . is situated 1½ km east of Mes Aynak mine.

Mes Aynak mine

Latitude
34.2674° or 34° 16′ 3″ north
Longitude
69.29228° or 69° 17′ 32″ east
Inception
2007
Operator
MCC-JCL Aynak Minerals Company
Open location code
8J6F778R+XW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 553250654
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Wiki­data ID
Q15040954
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Mes Aynak mine” goes by many names.
  • French: “mine Mes Aynak”
  • French: “Mine Mes Aynak”
  • Japanese: “アイナック銅鉱山”
  • Russian: “Медная шахта Мес Аньяк”

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Highlights include Kuh-e Aynak and Shah Tepe.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mes Aynak mine”. Photo: afgmatters, CC BY 2.0.