Abstract
Large deposits of cement raw material and resources like limestone, gypsum and shales/clays found from the Koh Sulaiman area of South Punjab (Saraikistan) and Balochistan Provinces, Pakistan. The installation of cement industries especially in South Punjab/Saraikistan Province due to close occurrences of resources should develop the area and increase the export. The Koh Sulaiman regions of South Punjab (Saraikistan) have huge gypsum deposits which deserve for further exploitation. Pakistan is agricultural country and fertility of cultivated lands is vital. Fertilizer resources like phosphate deposits are moderate but the deposits of phosphate and potash bearing rocks are very vast and need their further explorations and exploitation in the Indus Basin. Pakistan has very large construction, dimension and decor stone deposits like limestone, marble, dolomite and igneous rocks like granite, dolerite, serpentine, etc. which needs further exploitation for the development of the areas and increase export. Pakistan is spending a lot of earnings for importing glass, glass wares, pottery, clay, etc. while Pakistan has these resources which needs exploitation of own resources. The best structures and geotectonic elements like the Northern and Western Indus Sutures and Karakoram Suture and Indus placers which are rich in gemstones and jewelry resources. To increase gems and jewelry export, these industries requires reduction in gemstones smuggling and encouragement for gem appraisal and jewelry industry at high level for value addition. In short, Pakistan is rich in natural resources but poor in development. Try should be made to develop and export the own mineral commodities like cement, gypsum, marble, gemstones and jewelry.
Highlights
IntroductionThe development of all mineral resources of Pakistan is responsibility of federating units/provinces like Balochistan, North Punjab, South Punjab (Saraikistan/Saraiki Province), Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Capital Islamabad, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan except the Radioactive minerals and Petroleum (oil and gas) which are under the jurisdiction of Federal government of Pakistan
The development of all mineral resources of Pakistan is responsibility of federating units/provinces like Balochistan, North Punjab, South Punjab (Saraikistan/Saraiki Province), Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Capital Islamabad, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan except the Radioactive minerals and Petroleum which are under the jurisdiction of Federal government of Pakistan
The Koh Sulaiman regions of South Punjab (Saraikistan) have huge gypsum deposits which deserve for further exploitation
Summary
The development of all mineral resources of Pakistan is responsibility of federating units/provinces like Balochistan, North Punjab, South Punjab (Saraikistan/Saraiki Province), Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Capital Islamabad, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan except the Radioactive minerals and Petroleum (oil and gas) which are under the jurisdiction of Federal government of Pakistan. The mineral resources of each province were presented like Balochistan [12]-[25], Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [24]-[31], North and South Punjab [24] [25], [32] [33], Sindh [24] [25], [34] [35], Gilgit Baltistan [24] [25], [36] [37] [38] and Azad Kashmir [24] [25], [36] [37] [38] Like this for the easy approach of mineral resources of each basin which was presented like Indus Basin subdivided into Kirthar Basin [14] [21] [22] [24] [25], Sulaiman Basin [14] [19] [20] [24] [25], Kohat Potwar Basin [24] [25] [26] [27] and Khyber-Hazara-upper Kashmir basin (part of Gondwana plate or gondwanalands, southern Earth) [24] [25] [26] [27], Kohistan-Ladakh (a part of Tethys) [24] [25] [26] [27], Hindu-. This paper will add insights on Cement raw materials/Resources, Agrominerals, Construction, Marble, Dimension and Decor Stone Resources, Gemstone and Jewelry Resources of Pakistan
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