Mining
The following minerals have been found in the area:
- Copper associated with volcanics at Boya and Manzarkhel Spinkamar (east of Shora-Algad)
- Manganese associated with cherts
- Chromite associated with serpentinites – There are only two mining sites of chromite: at Syed Abad (Mohammad Khel); and Saidgi.
- Gold and diamond mines in Muhammad Khel
- In some hills, ordinary stones are mined for construction of buildings, etc.
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)