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Khewra Salt. / 32.6479389°N 73.0083944°E / 32.6479389; 73.0083944. The Khewra Salt Mine ( Punjabi, Urdu: کھیوڑہ نمک کان ), also known as Mayo Salt Mine, is the world's second largest salt mine, located in Khewra, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] The mine is in the Salt Range of the Potohar plateau, which rises from the Indus plain of ...
The Salt Range ( Punjabi: سلسلہ کوہ نمک) is a mountain range in the north of Punjab [1] province of Pakistan, deriving its name from its extensive deposits of rock salt. [1] [2] The range extends along the south of the Potohar Plateau and the north of the Jhelum River. The Salt Range contains the great mines of Khewra, Kalabagh and ...
In Kala Chitta Range in Attock District, calcite is found in abundance in pure form. [3] Daud Khel. Celestine. ( celestite ) In Punjab, the Celestite occurs as irregular veins over a length of three to four miles to the east and northeast of Daud Khel the mineral occurs in irregular veins. Rajanpur District, Chakwal District.
The geology of Pakistan encompasses the varied landscapes that make up the land constituting modern-day Pakistan, which are a blend of its geological history, and its climate over the past few million years. The Geological Survey of Pakistan is the premier agency responsible for studying the country's geology. [1]
Himalayan salt (coarse) Himalayan salt from Khewra Salt Mine near Khewra, Punjab, Pakistan Himalayan salt is rock salt mined from the Punjab region of Pakistan. The salt, which often has a pinkish tint due to trace minerals, is primarily used as a food additive to replace refined table salt but is also used for cooking and food presentation, decorative lamps, and spa treatments.
Pothohar Plateau is bounded on the east by the Jhelum River, on the west by the Indus River, on the north by the Kala Chitta Range and the Margalla Hills, and on the south by the Salt Range. [1] The southern end of the plateau is bounded by the Thal desert. [1] The 5000 square miles of the plateau range from an average height of 1200 to 1900 ...
The Salt Range Coal Mine is a coal mine located in Punjab. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 213 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Asia and the world. See also. List of mines in Pakistan; References
On average 1000 coal mines operate with turnover of Rs.50 million daily. Duki is the best private mining valley in Pakistan. More than 50% of the labor is from Afghanistan. Khora. Kingri sub-Tehsil of Musakhel District is located on the borders of Punjab Province. In the early 1980s coal exploration started, but ended due to poor roads.