Mineral recourses in Pakistan

Mineral recourses in PakistanMade by ; Salman

How minerals are formed ???? ??By the cooling of hot magma .. ..On the surface of Earth ..Heat and pressure on the rock .. . When volcanic rocks are broken down by wind and water .. .

Mining ProcessesOpen cast mining .Underground mining . .Shaft mining Adit mining

Open cast mining .

some mineral those lie on the surface of the earth .. ..e.g. Iron , like salt lie on the surface of the earth ..The bearing rocks are stripped of by . . Power shovels .. ..Loaded in lorries and then .Gold mineIts done on the hills were minerals are exposed .. ..Adit is represented by horizontal .. In the shaft mining it is represented by vertical shafts .. Expensive and more dangerous ..

Video on mining processes .. .Ventilation problems .. ..Underground transport .. ..Dangerous gases presented here .Explosive and risk of poison .. Flood problems . . Highly priced mankind possessions .. .. Most founds in ores . . Gold and copper occurs in pure form . These are blasted from surrounding rocks .Pure metals can be separated by heating ..These are non-renewable , Although some can be ...

8Metallic minerals and there uses;ChromiteHardness and electrical resistance to steel . used for bridges and railway carriages. Making engineering tools . .Iron oreUsed to manufacture steels of various types. Powdered iron: used in metallurgy products; magnets; high-frequency cores; auto parts;CopperUsed in building construction, electric and electronic products (cables and wires, switches, plumbing, heating); transportation equipment; roofing; chemical and pharmaceutical machinery;Magnesium Used in making dry batteries , paints .. BauxiteAluminum is obtained from it . tans , cans and many other .. .. Products Non-metallic mineralsCoalBrick kilns . ..in nuclear power stations and mainly in the cooking items or for fire heating .. ..Natural gas GypsumProcessed and used as prefabricated wallboard or an industrial or building plaster; used in cement manufacturing; agriculture and other uses . .MarbleUsed in making and the building of the chips of flooring and in also the manufacturing of the decorative pieces . SulfurUsed in the manufacture of sulfuric acid, fertilizers, petroleum refining; and metal mining.There are few deposits of metallic minerals but large .The deposits found in Pakistan are mostly of .. . In spite of so much minerals it only contribute 0.5% .. .

Financial constraints .. ..Lack of technical knowledge .Inaccessible mineral deposits . .Low priority given .. ..Institutional mismanagement .. ..Non cooperative government . . Lack of infrastructure facilities . non- - encouragement of government .. Measures taken by government ....no . of investors .. .Mineral development board on provincial . ..

Minerals deposits ;

Effects on environment ;Vegetation .. .Natural landscape deformed . ..Rock blast and exploration . Noise pollution .Land pollution due to mining waste Air pollution .. Water pollution . Deposit of land .. . due to floods How to prevent environment losses . ..