|
NON-METALLIC MINERAL
RESOURCES
OF PAKISTAN
| MINERAL/COMMODITY |
RESERVES
(In Tonnes)
|
LOCATION |
QUALITY
|
| Barite |
30,000,000 |
Lasbela,
Khuzdar - Balochistan Hazara - NWFP |
Mostly
drilling mud type |
| Building
Stones |
V.L.D.
|
Many
districst of Balochistan - NWFP -Sindh |
Good
|
| Cement
Raw Material |
V.L.D.
|
All
provinces of Pakistan |
V.
Good |
| Clays
(including China Clay) |
+34,000,000 |
NWFP
- Punjab - Sindh |
Good |
| Coal |
184,000
M.T. |
Sindh,
Balochistan, Sindh, N.W.F.P.Mianwali, Attock - Punjab |
Lig.
A to Bit. A
|
| Dolomite |
V.L.D.
|
Jhimpir
- Sindh
|
Medium |
| Fire
Clay |
100,000,000 |
Kala
Chitta and Salt Range - Punjab Meting Jhimpir - Sindh |
Good |
| Fluorite |
100,000 |
Kalat |
Good |
| Fuller's
Earth |
F.L.D. |
Khairpur,
Dadu - Sindh |
Good |
| Gemstone |
N.E. |
Northern
Areas |
Good |
| Gypsum
and Anhydrite |
350,000,000
|
Salt
Range, D.G.Khan - Punjab Spintangi - Balochistan, Dadu - Sindh |
Good |
| Limestone |
V.L.D. |
All
provinces and
AJK |
Good |
| Magnesite |
12,000,000 |
Abbottabad
- NWFP
Muslimbagh, Wad -
Balochistan |
Medium |
| Marble/Aragonite |
V.L.D. |
Chagai
- Balochistan
Noushehra
- NWFP |
V.
Good |
| Phosphate |
22,000,000 |
Kakul
- NWFP |
Medium
to low grade |
| Rock
Salt |
V.L.D.
|
Salt
Range - Punjab |
V.
Good |
| Silica
Sand |
V.L.D.
|
Surghar
Range - Punjab
Thano Bulla Khan - Sindh |
Medium |
| Soap
Stone |
600,000
|
Parachinar
- NWFP |
Good |
| Sulphur |
800,000 |
Koh-i-Sultan
- Balochistan |
Medium
to low grade |
N.E.
Not Estimated
Lig.
Lignite
F.L.D.
Fairly Large Deposits
Bit. Bituminous
V.L.D.
Very Large Deposits M.T. Million Tonnes
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