List of metals in Pakistan

Metals are highly important resources. A few metals such as gold and copper appear in pure form as metallic elements, but most are found as ores, which are chemical compounds containing a high proportion of the metal. The following metallic minerals are found in Pakistan.

Gold

Gold is mostly found in Chagai hills, 8.00 meters in Balochistan. There are 4.00 million ounces of gold.

Iron ore

Iron ore is found at several places in Pakistan. Kalabagh iron deposits are the largest, with estimated reserves of 309 million tons. They are made with blast furnaces.

Copper

Copper deposits are located in the Eruptive Zone of Western Baluchistan, about 25 miles north of Koh-i-Tuftan Railway Station.

Chromite

Chromite, an iron chromium oxide, is located along the Axial Belt.

Manganese

Manganese has been found in three areas in the Axial Belt: at Lasbela District, Chagai District of the Eruptive Zone, and at Galdanian.

Celestite

Celestite or Celestine is a Strontium mineral. Its largest deposits are located near Thano Bulla Khan, Sindh.

Bauxite

Bauxite (Aluminium ore) has only been found at Muzaffarabad and Kotle, Azad Kashmir, Central Salt Range, Loralai District in Baluchistan.

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