Eight tons of semi-precious stones, including kunzite and quartz, were sold in Afghanistan’s eastern Nuristan province for AFN 150 million through a public auction, according to the provincial mining department.
The stones — including kunzite, beryl, tourmaline, and crystal — were extracted from various mines in the Mawi area of Doab district, said Maulvi Sayed Rahim Umair, head of the Nuristan Department of Mines and Petroleum.
Speaking to Bakhtar News Agency, Umair said the auction would generate at least AFN 15 million in direct revenue for the national treasury.
This isn’t the first such sale in the province. Similar auctions have previously been held, with a variety of valuable and semi-precious stones sold to private buyers.
