Search results
Results from the Health.Zone Content Network
Nepal has been mining in small scale for iron, copper, lead, zinc, cobalt, nickel and gold. Old mine pits, adits, smelting places and other remnants of mine processing are found all over Nepal. Some villages are sometimes named after mineral names such as Taba Khani, Falam Khani, Shisa Khani or Sun Khani. Before 1951 (2007 BS) Nepal was an ...
The geology of Nepal is dominated by the Himalaya, the highest, youngest and a very highly active mountain range. Himalaya is a type locality for the study of on-going continent-continent collision tectonics. The Himalayan arc extends about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) from Nanga Parbat (8,138 m (26,699 ft)) by the Indus River in northern Pakistan ...
It has a total area of 148,006.67 square kilometers and a population of 29.16 million. [ 1] It has a small economy, with a GDP of $42 billion in 2024, amounting to about 1% of South Asia and 0.04% of the World's GDP. Nepal's total energy consumption in 2019/2020 was 14.464 million tons of oil equivalent, increased from 10.29 Mtoe in 2012. [ 2]
Gold mining in Nepal. Gold is mined in a primitive way in Nepal. The locals pan the gold from the river sediments in the banks of major rivers mainly Mahakali river, Jamari Gad, Chameliya River, Karnali River, Rapti River, Bheri River, Phagum Khola, Madi River, Kali Gandaki River, Marshyangdi river, Budhi Gandaki River and Sunkoshi River.
Kharidhunga mine. The Kharidhunga mine is one of the largest magnesium mines in Nepal and in the world. [1] The mine is located in the east of the country in the Janakpur Zone. [1] The mine has estimated reserves of 180 million tonnes of ore 88% magnesium. [1]
Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multiracial, multicultural, multi-religious, and multilingual country. The most spoken language is Nepali followed by several other ethnic languages. The modern day Kingdom of Nepal was established in 1768 and started a campaign of unifying what would form the modern territories of Nepal.
Coal mining in Nepal. Deposits of coal are found in Tosh, Siuja, Azimara and Abidhara in Dang, and a few other places in Sallyan, Rolpa, Pyuthan and Palpa districts of Nepal. [1] The total estimated deposits are about 5 million tons. Due to the low volume of deposits, mining is done by traditional methods. The mines have been exploited since ...
Longest river. Karnali. Largest lake. Rara Lake. Nepal measures about 880 kilometers (547 mi) along its Himalayan axis by 150 to 250 kilometers (93 to 155 mi) across. It has an area of 147,516 km 2 (56,956 sq mi). [1] Nepal is landlocked by China 's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and India on other three sides.