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Minerals in
Baluchistan Province for Steel Industry

 

S. No

Name

District / Field

Licenses / Leases Granted

Deposits Million Tons

Infrastructure

Production

Tons

Number

Acreage

1

Iron Ore

Chaghi

  1. Pachin koh
  2. Chigandik
  3. Chilghazi

2

10821.28

73 (Fe 35-60%)

Connected by Metalled road from Highway

-

Mantung

  1. Dilband

2

50417.59

200 (Fe 35-40%)

--do--

74669

Lasbela

1

3112.22

small

--do--

-

2

Manganese

Lasbela

7

6726.24

2 (Mn 35-45%)

--do--

-

Khuzdar

1

464.87

Un determined
(Mn 40% app)

--do--

-

Kharan

3

2815.04

small

--do--

-

3

Fluorite

Mastung

  1. Dilband

6

13073.35

0.125
(CaF2 96%)

--do--

1026

4

Quartzite

Chagai

3

1323.59

Unknown Medium Grade

--do--

461

Lasbela

1

95.24

Small

--do--

-

5

Dolomite

Chagai

3

9039.25

250 (MgO 20%)

--do--

331

6

Limestone

Quetta

17

1463.66

Inexhaustible Reserves
(CaO over 50%)

Connected by Mettaled road

2649

Chagai

13

16983.21

--do--

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2347

Mastung

6

2451.22

--do--

--do--

95

Lasbela

12

14211.70

--do--

--do--

252790

Kalat

1

50

--do--

--do--

-

Khuzdar

4

976.44

--do—

--do--

19193

Bolan

7

392.94

--do--

--do--

-

Gawader

2

1722.93

--do--

--do--

-

7

Chromite

Qila Saifullah

  1. Muslim Bagh

34

24363.45

Unknown
 (Cr2O3 30-55%)

--do--

20362

Chagai

11

10335.23

Unknown

--do--

975

Khuzdar

12

14504.53

Unknown
 (30-45%)

--do--

904

Kharan

10

9144.39

Unknown
 (30-40%)

--do--

643

Pishin

  1. Khanozai

9

7136.84

Unknown
(30-50%)

--do--

53