Mining in Afghanistan "List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor" in which Afghanistan appeared to be one of the 74 countries with noticeable incidence of child labor in the coal mining field. Afghanistan is known to have exploited its precious and semi-precious gemstone deposits. These deposits include aquamarine, emerald and other varieties of beryl, fluorite, garnet, kunzite, ruby, sapphire, lapis lazuli, topaz, tourmaline, and varieties of quartz. Corundum deposits (sapphire and ruby) in the country are largely exhausted, and very little gem quality material is found. The four main gemstone-producing areas are those of Badakhshan, Jegdalek, Nuristan, and the Panjshir
Aquamarine Power 2009 Aquamarine Power announced an investment of £11m in the business. The principal investor during this investment round was ABB Group who invested £8m. The other investors during the round included Scottish and Southern Energy who invested £2.7m with other historical investors making up the balance of £300k. The investors in the business include: ABB, SSE, Sigma Capital Group, Scottish Enterprise and others. Aquamarine Power won several awards. In 2008 it was named Emerging Technology Promoter of the Year by Ernst & Young Euromoney Global Renewable Energy Awards. In 2009, it was named Innovator of the Year by the British