|
METALLIC
MINERAL RESOURCES
OF
PAKISTAN
|
MINERAL/
COMMODITY
|
ORE
RESERVES
(In Tones)
|
LOCATION |
QUALITY
|
Aluminium
(Laterite/Bauxite) |
74,000,000 |
Muzaffarabad-AJK
Ziarat, Kalat - Balochistan
Khushab - Punjab |
Low
to medium grade. |
| Chromite
|
F.L.D.
|
Muslimbagh,
Wadh, Kharan - (B) Dargai, Kohistan -NWFP |
Medium
to high grade |
| Copper
|
500,000,000 |
Saindak,
Chagai - Balochistan
Waziristan
Areas.
|
Low
to medium grade |
| Lead/zinc
Ore |
46,000,000 |
Lasbela,
Khuzdar - Balochistan
Basham - NWFP.
|
Medium
to high grade |
| Gold
|
30
|
Saindak,
Chagai - Balochistan
Northern Areas.
|
N.E. |
| Silver
|
50
|
Saindak,
Chagai - Balochistan. |
N.E. |
| Iron
Ore |
+600,000,000 |
Chagai
and Kalat districts , Balochistan; Nizampur, NWFP;
Kalabagh/Mianwali - Punjab.
|
Low
to medium grade |
| Platinum |
N.E. |
Dargai,
Kohistan - NWFP
Muslimbagh - Balochistan
|
N.E. |
| Tungston
|
N.E. |
Chitral
- Northern Areas. |
N.E. |
| Lithium
|
N.E. |
Northern
Areas |
N.E. |
N.E.
Not Estimated
F.L.D.
Fairly Large Deposits
|
