China to destroy ancient Buddhist city of 'Mes Aynak' in Afghanistan for copper mining

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NEWS AGENCIES | First published: 3 February 2017, 14:35 IST

A new documentary has revealed that two Chinese state-owned mining companies have plans to destroy an ancient Buddhist city of 'Mes Aynak' in Afghanistan for copper mining.

According to the film 'Saving Mes Aynak', Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) and Jiangxi Copper are in the initial stages of building an open-pit copper mine, 40km southeast of Kabul. The location is home to a walled Buddhist city that dates back 5,000 years, reports the South China Morning Post.

According to the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, the site is also home to the world's second-largest copper deposit. China is an importer of copper and a major global refiner of the industrial metal.

http://www.catchnews.com/world-news/china-to-destroy-ancient-buddhist-city-of-mes-aynak-in-afghanistan-for-copper-mining-1486112644.html

http://www.savingmesaynak.com/