README Mines and Mineral Occurrences of Afghanistan U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF02-110 By G.J. Orris This report contains information on mines, deposits, and mineral occurrences in Afghanistan. The data were culled from published literature, much of which dates to the mid-1970's and earlier. The status of many of the mines may have changed and other sites may no longer be locatable after the intervening years of conflict. This report is available in PDF format in its entirety. Because the main data table contains latitudes and longitudes, this data table is also available as an Excel worksheet called OF02110.xls and a metadata file is included. Users of the data should be aware that locations were not available for all sites and that some of the data fields may not be necessary for some uses. Therefore, the user should plan on editing the data before incorporation into a Geographic Information System or other use.