70 million tons of iron ore reserves newly discovered in areas of Pishin and Chagai districts

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MG News | January 18, 2021 at 10:40 AM GMT+05:00

January 18, 2021: Chief Executive Officer Balochistan Board of Investment and Trade (BBIT) Farman Zarkoon has said that the province has tremendous opportunities for domestic and foreign investors in the minerals sector.

In a statement issued in Quetta, he said that high quality minerals have been discovered from different parts of the province including Recko Dik, Saindak and Dodar.

He added that Export Processing zones have been established in Saindak of district Chagai and Dodar in Lasbella district while Marble city is fully functional in Hub.

Farman Zarkoon said that more than seventy million tons of iron ore reserves have newly been discovered in areas of Pishin and Chagai districts.

He said that the Balochistan government will welcome all the local and foreign investors to invest in this natural blessed province of Pakistan especially in the field of minerals and other sectors.

Radio Pakistan

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