| Abstract: | The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) of the Department of the Interior and the Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO) of the Department of Defense entered into an agreement to study and assess the fuel and nonfuel mineral resources of Afghanistan from October 2009 through September 2011. The work resulted in a report that summarizes new results and interpretations on 24 important Areas of Interest (AOIs) of nonfuel mineral resources that were identified for mineral investment and production opportunities inAfghanistan (Peters and others, 2011). The report is supported by digital data in the form of geographic information system (GIS) databases and by archival and non-USGS reports on each AOI. The data packages contain from 20 to 50 digital layers of data, such as geology, geophysics, and hyperspectral and remotely sensed imagery. Existing reports and maps are mainly from the Afghanistan Geological Survey (AGS) archive and are Soviet-era (1960s and 1970s) reports. These data are available from the AGS Data Center in Kabul (http://mom.gov.af/en; http://www.bgs.ac.uk/afghanminerals/) and also are available for viewing and download from the USGS public Web site (http://afghanistan.cr.usgs.gov/) and from a separate viewer at http://mapdss2.er.usgs.gov. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 70005565 |
| Citation Author: | Peters, Stephen G. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | U.S. Geological Survey |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 4 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense Task Force for Business and Stability Operations, and the Afghanistan Geological Surve |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Citation Series: | Fact Sheet |
| Citation Series Code: | FS |
| Citation Series Number: | 2011-3108 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Summaries and data packages of important areas for mineral investment and production opportunities in Afghanistan; 2011; FS; 2011-3108; Peters, Stephen G. |
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| Citation Year: | 2011 |
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| Text: | Summaries and data packages of important areas for mineral investment and production opportunities in Afghanistan; 2011; FS; 2011-3108; Peters, Stephen G. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/fs_2011_3108.gif |
| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2011/3108 |
| Date Other: | Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey |
