Director General Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) Dr Imran Khan said substantial reserves of gold and copper have been discovered in Balochistan.
Briefing the National Assembly Committee on Petroleum and Natural Resources, he said Balochistan has billion of tonnes of gold, copper and 200 million tonnes of iron.
Dr Imran was giving presentation on mineral projects in Saindak and Reko Dik to committee headed by Bilal Ahmad Virk. He said that in the absence of the required infrastructure, the government was unable to exploit and dig out the huge reserves of gold and copper lying beneath the land of the province.