It is located in a desert area, 70 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of Naukundi, close to Pakistan's border with Iran and Afghanistan.

[citation needed] Reko Diq is a remote location in the north-west of Chagai district.

It also exhibits periods of high wind and dust- and sandstorms, which have a demobilising impact on the local activities and trade.

[citation needed] Reko Diq, which means 'sandy peak' in Baluchi language, is also the name of an ancient volcano.

[1] According to Samar Mubarakmand, the Geological Survey of Pakistan discovered the Reko Diq reserves in 1978.