PMDC inherited a well established Mineral Wing at the time of its beginning. Late in seventies and throughout eighties there was a hectic work in mineral exploration. During this period PMDC carried out about two dozen exploration schemes on a variety of industrial minerals. It has equally rendered consultation services to cement industry and a host of small private investors. Being a federal agency it collaborates international agencies as a joint venture partner to explore mineral wealth of the country.

Some of the important mineral exploration schemes are given hereunder as:

NWFP

  • Malakand Chromite Project
  • Dir-Swat Talc & Fluorite Project
  • Abrasive Minerals
  • Lapidary Development Project

Balochistan

  • Duddar Zinc/ Lead Project
  • Koh-I-Sultan Sulphur Project
  • Good Hope Area Coal Exploration

Sindh

  • Lakhra Coal Exploration & Development Project
  • Nagar Parker China Clay

Punjab

  • Exploration of New Salt Areas, Salt Range
  • Salt Solution Mining Project, Dulmial
  • D. G. Khan Iron Ore Project
  • Khushab Bauxite Project

Azad Kashmir

  • Mohriwali Graphite Exploration Project

Northern Areas

  • Indus Sand Gold Project
  • Hunza Ruby Project
  • Gold and Base Base metal Geochemical Exploration, Northern Areas.

Joint Ventures

  • PMDC has a joint venture with Sarhad Development Authority of the NWF Provincial Government to exploit Rock Salt resources at Nari Poono, Distt. Kohat with its stake as 49%.
  • PMDC is a major stake holder (50%) in Lakhra Coal Development Company (LCDC) with Government of Sindh (25%) and WAPDA (25%).
  • PMDC has signed an MoU with Metallurgical Construction Corporation of China (MCC) to develop Duddar Lead/ Zinc Project.
  • Exploration & Development if Soapstone in Kurram Agency, FATA.                  (PMDC's share is 30%)
  • Exploration & Development of coal deposits in Kurram/Orakzai Agencies in FATA.(PMDC's share is 51%)

Projects Sponsored by FATA Development Authority and being executed by PMDC:

  • Exploration & Resource estimation for Coal Sherani Area, F.K.D.I Khan.
  • Exploration and Development of Copper in North Waziristan.

 



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