Explanation

• sulfur deposits are found in the district of Mirpur and Nowshera
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• 5 out of 2250 parts of the earth are sulfur. 2/9 is the percentage of sulfur on earth7

Explanation

Iron ore is found in various regions of Pakistan including Nokundi, Chiniot, Kalabagh the largest one, Haripur, and other northern areas.

The iron ore resources at Kalabagh are 400 million metric tons 

while Nokkundi reserves are 50 million tons and Dilband iron ore deposits

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Natural Resources

Explanation

Kalabagh is a town and union council of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. 

Iron has been discovered at Kalabagh. 

Explanation

• Chromite from Zhob Valley, Quetta District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan.
• In Pakistan, Chromite was first discovered by Vredenburg (1901).
•  the subsequent mining began in 1903 in Khanozai, Zhob district.
• By 1915, the mining stretched to the Sra-Salawat area, 29 km south of Muslimbagh.
• At present, chromite is mined in Baluchistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
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• Balochistan has the most mineral deposits among the provinces of Pakistan, with Sindh rich in coal deposits and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rich in gems. 

Explanation

• copper mineral is found in Saindak (Baluchistan)
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• Saindak project is operated with the collaboration of China
• Project Location: Chaghi, Balochistan
  
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• The discovery of gold, copper & silver deposits at Saindak was made in the 1970s
• Trial production at the Saindak Copper-Gold project started in 1995.

Explanation

Geological Survey of Pakistan had discovered the Reko Diq reserves way back in 1978.

Reko Diq is located in Chaghi District of Balochistan.

Explanation

The Khewra Salt Mine is located in Khewra, north Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, which rises from the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

It is Pakistan’s largest and oldest salt mine and the world’s second-largest mine.

Khewra Salt Mine another name is Mayo Salt Mine

Explanation

Stone-Marble is founded in Chilas District of KPK in huge quantities and Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA)

KPK produces around 60percent of total Pakistan's marble 

Turkmenistan country`s capital is known as the 'White-Marble' City 

Explanation

The highest peak of salt range is Soan Sakaser

The Salt Range is a mountain range in the north of the Punjab province of Pakistan

The range extends along the south of the Potohar Plateau and the north of the Jhelum River.

The salt range is situated between rivers Soan and River Jhelum

Explanation

Reko Diq represents one of the largest copper and gold reserves in the world 

The Reko Diq Mine is a planned mining operation, located near Reko Diq town in Chagai District

The biggest deposit of copper is present in Reko Diq, discovered in 1969.

Tethyan is seeking to develop the Reko Diq copper-gold deposit in the Chagai Hills

Reko Diq is a town in Balochistan.

ND11-2-2023