Mining Industry | MCQs

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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.

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• Kalabagh has the largest iron deposits in Pakistan, with an estimated reserve of 309 million tons.
• Fuller’s Earth deposits are located in D.G. Khan District.
• The largest coal deposits are in the Diplo Taluka of Sindh.
• New oil and gas deposits were found in Mamikhel South-01, Tal block, KPK.
• Uranium deposits are found in Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab.

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Tourmaline is found in Chitral, Pakistan.

It is known for its variety of colors.

It is used in jewelry as a semi-precious gemstone.

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The Reko Diq mine is located near Reko Diq town in Chagai District, Province of Balochistan.

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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 

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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

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Pakistan Minerals Summit 2023

Edition: First

Date: August 01, 2023

Venue: Islamabad

Host: Govt. of Pakistan

Chief Guest: Shehbaz Sharif (PM)

Theme: DUST TO DEVELOPMENT: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PAKISTAN

Purpose: To bring together international investors, mining industry giants, corporate leaders, and government stakeholders to create a roadmap for tapping into the tremendous mineral riches   

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The Reko Diq mine is located near Reko Diq town in Chagai District, Province of Balochistan.

It is one of the largest copper and gold mines in the world.

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The federal and Balochistan governments and two international firms — Antofagasta PLC and Barrick Gold Corporation 

have reached an agreement in principle on a framework to reconstitute the Reko Diq project, and a pathway for Antofagasta to exit the project.

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Which of the following court unfreezes PIA assets in the Reko Diq award case?

British Virgin Islands High court