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    1. Pakistan has significant mineral resources including copper, aluminium, iron, limestone, coal, manganese, marble, granite, quartz, and zinc. Balochistan province contains major deposits of iron ore, copper, gold, lead, zinc, and barite. The Saindak deposit contains over 400 million tons of copper and gold reserves. 2. Pakistan has large coal reserves over 200 million tons in Balochistan and over 175 billion tons in the Thar Coal Field in Sindh province. 3. Pakistan has oil and natural gas reserves with proven oil reserves of 300 million barrels and natural gas reserves of 0.85 trillion cubic meters as of 2006. However, Pakistan remains a

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    1. Pakistan has significant mineral resources including copper, aluminium, iron, limestone, coal, manganese, marble, granite, quartz, and zinc. Balochistan province contains major deposits of iron ore, copper, gold, lead, zinc, and barite. The Saindak deposit contains over 400 million tons of copper and gold reserves. 2. Pakistan has large coal reserves over 200 million tons in Balochistan and over 175 billion tons in the Thar Coal Field in Sindh province. 3. Pakistan has oil and natural gas reserves with proven oil reserves of 300 million barrels and natural gas reserves of 0.85 trillion cubic meters as of 2006. However, Pakistan remains a

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    1. Pakistan has significant mineral resources including copper, aluminium, iron, limestone, coal, manganese, marble, granite, quartz, and zinc. Balochistan province contains major deposits of iron ore, copper, gold, lead, zinc, and barite. The Saindak deposit contains over 400 million tons of copper and gold reserves. 2. Pakistan has large coal reserves over 200 million tons in Balochistan and over 175 billion tons in the Thar Coal Field in Sindh province. 3. Pakistan has oil and natural gas reserves with proven oil reserves of 300 million barrels and natural gas reserves of 0.85 trillion cubic meters as of 2006. However, Pakistan remains a

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    Mineral Potentials of Balochistan: Dilband - Iron Ore Deposit

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    1. Pakistan has significant mineral resources including copper, aluminium, iron, limestone, coal, manganese, marble, granite, quartz, and zinc. Balochistan province contains major deposits of iron ore, copper, gold, lead, zinc, and barite. The Saindak deposit contains over 400 million tons of copper and gold reserves. 2. Pakistan has large coal reserves over 200 million tons in Balochistan and over 175 billion tons in the Thar Coal Field in Sindh province. 3. Pakistan has oil and natural gas reserves with proven oil reserves of 300 million barrels and natural gas reserves of 0.85 trillion cubic meters as of 2006. However, Pakistan remains a

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    TOP 10 MINERALS IN PAKISTAN

    1.Copper
    2.Aluminium
    3.Iron
    4.Limestone
    5.Coal
    6.manganese
    7. Marble
    8.Granite
    9.Quartz
    10.Zinc

    MINERAL POTENTIALS OF BALOCHISTAN

    Dilband – Iron Ore Deposit


    Haematite Iron ore with > 40% Fe2O3
    Reserves > 200 million tonnes

    Chagai > 70 million tonnes Iron Ore

    Duddar Gunga And Surmai – Lead, Zinc, Barite deposits


    Reserves = 28million tonnes
    Combined lead zinc ore with 7% Zn and Pb

    Saindak – Copper Gold Deposit


    They are leased to MCC China for 10 years.
    Reserves > 400million tones
    Copper = 0.4% with 1.7 million tones
    Gold = 2.24 million ounces

    Riko Diq – Copper Gold Deposits


    Expected production within 5 years
    Reserves > 940 million tones
    Copper 0.64% with 50 million tones
    Gold = 0.30g/ton

    Coal Deposits
    Six major coal producing fields are in balochistan. These are khostshahrig-Harnai, Duki, Sor-
    Range Dagari, Pir Ismail Ziarat and Mach. The new coal at Chamang-Bahlol has better heating
    values as compared to other coals of balochistan.
    Reserves > 200 million tones
    Thar Coal field –SINDH

    One of the world largest deposits.


    Reserves > 175 billion tones
    Description
    Oil has been produced in what is now the republic of Pakistan from the early 1920's. According
    to Oil and Gas Journal (OGJ), Pakistan had proven oil reserves of 300 million barrels in January
    2006. A number of fields were discovered in the upper Indus basin in the 1930's and 1940's.
    Since around 1980 a large number of hydrocarbon discoveries have been made in the central and
    southern parts of the country. In 1999 there were at least 70 oil and condensate fields in
    production, although none of them was of any great size. Total output has fluctuated within a
    range of about 55 000-65 000 b/d since 1989. In 2006, Pakistan produced an average of 58,000
    bbl/d of crude oil, but has ambitious plans to increase its current output to 100,000 bbl/d by
    2010. According to the 2008 BP Statistical Energy Survey, Pakistan consumed an average of
    362.38 thousand barrels a day of oil in 2007.

    The country’s oil sector is regulated by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources. The
    Ministry grants oil concessions by open tender and by private negotiation. BP is currently the
    largest oil producer in Pakistan.

    Although the level of proved reserves reported by the Pakistan WEC Member Committee has
    tended to drift downwards in recent years, natural gas remains a major energy asset for Pakistan.
    According to the 2008 BP Statistical Energy Survey, Pakistan had 2007 proved natural gas
    reserves of 0.85 trillion cubic metres, with the major gas-producing fields being Sui in
    Balochistan and Mari in Sindh. According to the 2008 BP Statistical Energy Survey, Pakistan
    had 2007 natural gas production of 30.8 billion cubic metres and consumption of 30.8 billion
    cubic metres. Pakistan’s government has plans to build a pipeline from Iran’s massive natural
    gas reserves to Indian markets across Pakistani territory.

    Overview
    According to the EIA Pakistan produced 61,769 barrels per day (bbl/d) of oil in 2003 (of which
    60,000 bbl/d was crude oil), and consumed 360,000 bbl/d of petroleum products. Net oil imports
    were 308,000 bbl/d in 2003. Pakistani domestic oil production centers on the Potwar Plateau in
    Punjab and lower Sindh province.

    State-owned Oil and Gas Development Corporation Limited (OGDCL) is a leading firm in the
    industry, producing around 22,334 bbl/d according to company information. The government
    plans to offer a 15% stake of the company to Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) - the largest
    exploration and production firm in Pakistan. Already it has managed to sell a 5% stake in a
    public offering in November 2003 for approximately $119 million. Currently the government
    controls 93% of the company, which owns the Sui fields in Balochistan, as well as exploration
    interests in 22 blocks. The government also has a 35% stake in Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL).
    OGDCL is Pakistan's second-largest oil producer after UK-based BP.
    The two most important foreign oil firms in Pakistan are BP and Eni. BP operates 43 fields in
    Pakistan and had reported average production of 25,877 bbl/d in 2003. Other firms include BHP
    Billiton (Australia) OMV(Austria), Petronas (Malaysia) and Premier Oil (UK).

    At the beginning of 2005 Jang reported that the government of Pakistan has granted two licences
    to Italian petroleum company ENI and its joint venture Government Holding Pvt Ltd (GHPL) to
    undertake oil and gas exploration in two offshore areas. Eni will operate these blocks with a 100
    per cent participating interest. The joint venture will invest 16 million dollars during the three
    years simultaneously with the execution of production sharing agreement.

    As part of the country's privatization process, Pakistan is setting up a Gas Regulatory Authority
    (GRA) and the Petroleum Regulatory Board (PRB), which will separate out government
    functions from state-owned companies to be privatized.

    The under-explored offshore region is being given special emphasis where an oil and gas
    discovery can provide a major breakthrough for attracting new risk capital significantly effecting
    explore landscape of Pakistan.

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