Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation

The company operates salt mine/quarries, coal mines and a silica sand quarry.

This company conducts exploration of mineral deposits and prepares technical and economic feasibility reports.

[2] In October 2021, the Imran Khan government announced plans to take "radical and innovative measures for uplift of the minerals sector with coordinated efforts of all stakeholders including provincial authorities".

[1] A senior Pakistani government official said, "The country is blessed with 92 minerals, out of which 50 are exploited on commercial basis.

[1] This official also announced that the federal government had already established the 'Balochistan Minerals Exploration Company Limited' (BMEC) as a joint venture with the Government of Balochistan (Pakistan) to promote mining in the mineral rich province of Balochistan.