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    Pakistan has significant mineral resources including dimension stone, copper, gold, chromite, iron ore, coal, and gemstones. It has over 297 billion tons of marble and granite reserves and estimated reserves of 1600 million tons of gold. Major deposits are located in Balochistan including the large Reko Diq copper and gold deposit. Pakistan also has extensive coal reserves of 185 billion tons concentrated in Sindh that have potential to generate over 100,000 MW of electricity. The country produces many types of world renowned dimension stones, emeralds, and other gemstones from deposits across multiple provinces.

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    Pakistan has significant mineral resources including dimension stone, copper, gold, chromite, iron ore, coal, and gemstones. It has over 297 billion tons of marble and granite reserves and estimated reserves of 1600 million tons of gold. Major deposits are located in Balochistan including the large Reko Diq copper and gold deposit. Pakistan also has extensive coal reserves of 185 billion tons concentrated in Sindh that have potential to generate over 100,000 MW of electricity. The country produces many types of world renowned dimension stones, emeralds, and other gemstones from deposits across multiple provinces.

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    Pakistan has significant mineral resources including dimension stone, copper, gold, chromite, iron ore, coal, and gemstones. It has over 297 billion tons of marble and granite reserves and estimated reserves of 1600 million tons of gold. Major deposits are located in Balochistan including the large Reko Diq copper and gold deposit. Pakistan also has extensive coal reserves of 185 billion tons concentrated in Sindh that have potential to generate over 100,000 MW of electricity. The country produces many types of world renowned dimension stones, emeralds, and other gemstones from deposits across multiple provinces.

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    Pakistan has significant mineral resources including dimension stone, copper, gold, chromite, iron ore, coal, and gemstones. It has over 297 billion tons of marble and granite reserves and estimated reserves of 1600 million tons of gold. Major deposits are located in Balochistan including the large Reko Diq copper and gold deposit. Pakistan also has extensive coal reserves of 185 billion tons concentrated in Sindh that have potential to generate over 100,000 MW of electricity. The country produces many types of world renowned dimension stones, emeralds, and other gemstones from deposits across multiple provinces.

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    --Sources Of Minerals

    Dimension Stone:
    Pakistan is endowed with vast resources of dimension stones with unique
    colors, patterns and occurrence. Pakistan has been endowed with
    extensive reserves of marble, including rare marble varieties such as Ziarat
    white, black & white marble and black granite that are world renowned.
    More than 40 types of natural colored marble are spread throughout the
    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Baluchistan, Sindh, and Punjab provinces. Pakistan
    has an estimated 297 billion tons of marble and granite reserves in all the
    four provinces, FATA, and Gilgit-Baltistan. Pakistan’s annual quarry
    production is 3.82 million tons.

    Copper and Gold:


    There are huge copper and gold reserves in Pakistan and are mainly
    concentrated in Baluchistan. There are estimated over 1600 million tons of
    gold reserves in Pakistan. In Reko Diq, Balochistan, main deposits of
    copper and gold are present. Antofagasta, the company which possesses
    the Reko Diq field, is targeting an initial production of 170,000 metric tons
    of copper and 300,000 ounces of gold a year. The project may produce
    more than 350,000 tons a year of copper and 900,000 ounces of gold.
    There are also copper deposits in Daht -e- Kuhn, Nokundi, located in
    Chaghi district.8 Key investment opportunities in Copper and Gold sector
    are; Modern copper and gold mining projects Copper refining plant Gold
    refining plant

    Chromite:
    Pakistan has belts of chromite deposits in Balochistan and parts of Khyber
    Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Provinces. The highest grade of chromite ores is
    available in Balochistan, especially in Muslim Bagh. Currently, the chromite
    ores deposits in Pakistan are estimated to be 2.5 million tones. At present,
    chromite ores are being produced from Muslim Bagh, Khanozai, Nisai,
    Gawal, Wad and Sonaro areas of Balochistan, and Malakand and Kohistan
    areas of KPK. Pakistan’s chromite grade ranges between 28%-56% and is
    produced both metrological and refractory grades of chromite.
    Iron Ore:
    Iron ore is among the top five minerals found in Pakistan and the country
    has estimated 1.427 billion tons of reserves of various grades. Iron ore is
    found in various regions of Pakistan including Nokundi, Chinot and the
    largest one in Kalabagh, Haripur and other Northern Areas. Key investment
    opportunities in coal sector are; Modern Iron Ore Mining/Quarrying
    Operations. Iron Ore Processing & Steel Mills Complex

    Coal:
    Pakistan is blessed with abundant coal reserves of both energy and fuel
    coal. The total coal reserves in Pakistan are 185 billion tones; within which
    ‘measured reserves’ are 3.45 billion tones, ‘indicated reserves’ nearly 12
    billion tones, ‘inferred reserves’ 57 billion and ‘hypothetical resources’ 113
    billion. The coals of Pakistan are high in Sulphur and ash contents. The
    moisture percentage is also high in Sindh coal, especially in the Thar coal.
    Small tonnages of indigenous coal are used for electricity generation and
    by households, but by far the largest portion is used to fire brick kilns
    almost over half of the total coal consumption.9 It is anticipated that, if
    properly exploited, Pakistan’s coal resources may generate more than
    100,000 MW of electricity for the next 30 years. Key investment
    opportunities in coal sector are; Coal fired alternate energy power plant.

    Gemstone:
    Pakistan has been endowed with extensive reserves of gemstones,
    including rare gemstones varieties such as pink topaz of Katlang Mardan is
    unique and famous around the world. Gem deposits are mainly located in
    Northern part of Pakistan and in adjacent areas of Afghanistan. Pakistan
    produces world’s top-quality emeralds, aquamarine, tourmaline, rubies,
    quartz, topaz, garnet, garnet and variety of other gemstones. More than 34
    types of gemstones are being produced in Gilgit Baltistan.
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