Explanation

Pakistan meets only about 10% of its crude oil demand through local production.

The remaining 90% is imported to fulfill the country's energy needs.

Explanation

Explanation

The Kandhkot gas field is located in Kashmore district, Sindh province, Pakistan.

It is a significant gas field that has been operational since 1993.

It has contributed substantially to Pakistan's energy sector.

Explanation

The discovery of gold, copper, and silver deposits at Saindak was made in the 1970s.

Trial production started in 1995.

The Saindak Copper-Gold project, located in Chaghi, Balochistan, operates in collaboration with China.

Explanation

The 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

The Thar coalfield is located in Thar Desert, Tharparkar District in Sindh.

The deposits 16th-largest coal reserves in the world, were discovered in 1991

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Explanation

Sindh has 124 gas fields and accounts for 63pc. The biggest field of natural gas is in the Sui region of Balochistan accounting for 6pc.

Explanation

Gypsum reserves are situated at Mianwali, Dera Ghazi Khan, Kohat, Rohri, Quetta and Sibi.

Iron ore is used for the manufacturing of steel and iron.

Explanation

• Pakistan’s largest oil fields are located in District: Attock
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• KHAUR oil field lies 54 miles southwest of Rawalpindi in Campbellpur (now Attock) District.
• This is the oldest field in Pakistan, discovered by the Attock Oil Company in 1915.
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• JOYA MAIR oil field was discovered in 1944 by the Attock Oil Company.
• BALKASSAR oil field is located west of Joya Mair in Jhelum District. The first well was drilled by Attock Oil Company in 1945/6.
• The KARNAL oil field was the first field discovered after independence.
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• Pakistan has found new deposits of oil and gas in the exploratory well Mamikhel South-01, located in Tal block in KPK
• Byco is the single largest oil refinery in Pakistan.

Explanation

Lakhra Coal field was dedicated in 1990 to coal-fired power generation

Lakhra Coal field is located in Sindh the North of Hyderabad

The Lakhra coalmine is spread over an area of 1,309sq km

The Lakhra coal field is located on the west side of the Indus River Valley 

Lakhra town is famous for its Coal

The mine has coal reserves amounting to 1.33 billion tonnes of coking coal

Lakhra Coal field one of the largest coal reserves in Pakistan

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