In November 2011, the World Bank, through the Sustainable Development of Natural Resources Project, funded specialists to assist the government in (a) improving governance and regulatory frameworks to better administer the sector, and (b) the preparation and execution of a tender of the first four blocks in Hajigak. The Ministry of Mines awarded mineral rights to explore and develop four individual concession blocks of the Hajigak iron ore deposit.
Hajigak Iron Ore Deposit Project, Afghanistan
