KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Tuesday awarded a contract for sedimentary salt extraction to a private firm in the Ghoryan district of western Herat province.
The project will create job opportunities for 2,000 people, said acting Minister Nargis Nehan after inking the contract with the Nasir Omid Salt Extraction Company in Kabul.
She said about 25,000 metric tonnes of salt would excavated from the sedimentary mine in Ghoryan annually. The company will deposit a royalty payment of 1,065 . . .
