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lescol Age: 36 4176 days old here Total Posts: 6369 Points : 68 Location: Quetta, Pakistan Status : Offline	Subject : Reko Diq! Largest Gold Mine of Pakistan Reko Diq is a desert in Balochistan. ‘Reko Diq’ actually means sandy peak in local language that is the name of an ancient volcano. This area comes under Chagai District that has population of 300,000. Reko Diq is popular for being naturally rich as it has gold mines, copper mines and shale gas. A small part of this area falls in Afghanistan too. Like no likes.
	Posted on October, 29 2015 11:32:19 AM

lescol Age: 36 4176 days old here Total Posts: 6369 Points : 68 Location: Quetta, Pakistan Status : Offline	Reko Diq is a small town in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan, in a desert area, 70 kilometres north-west of Naukundi, close to Pakistan's border with Iran and Afghanistan. The area is located in Tethyan belt that stretches all the way from Turkey and Iran into Pakistan. Like no likes.
	Posted on October, 29 2015 11:33:21 AM

lescol Age: 36 4176 days old here Total Posts: 6369 Points : 68 Location: Quetta, Pakistan Status : Offline	The Reko Diq area is part of the Tethyan Magmatic Arc, extending through central and southeast Europe ( Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece) Turkey, Iran and Pakistan through the Himalayan region into Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It contains wealth of large copper-gold ore deposits of varying grades. Like no likes.
	Posted on October, 29 2015 11:34:54 AM

lescol Age: 36 4176 days old here Total Posts: 6369 Points : 68 Location: Quetta, Pakistan Status : Offline	Reko Diq area is one of many eroded remnant volcanic centers in the Chagai volcanic chain of mountains which runs in an east west line across Balochistan between the Quetta to Taftan railway and the border with Afghanistan. TCC has identified a large low grade copper-gold resource at Reko Diq. Like no likes.
	Posted on October, 29 2015 11:39:47 AM

lescol Age: 36 4176 days old here Total Posts: 6369 Points : 68 Location: Quetta, Pakistan Status : Offline	According to the 1998 census the population of Chagai District was 202,562, along with approximately 53,000 Afghan refugees. The population of Chagai District was estimated to be over 250,000 in 2005. Over 50% of the people of the area are Muslims. Like no likes.
	Posted on October, 29 2015 11:40:47 AM

lescol Age: 36 4176 days old here Total Posts: 6369 Points : 68 Location: Quetta, Pakistan Status : Offline	Reko Diq, is famous because of its vast Gold and Copper Reserves and its believe to be the world 5th largest gold mine Like no likes.
	Posted on October, 29 2015 11:42:05 AM

lescol Age: 36 4176 days old here Total Posts: 6369 Points : 68 Location: Quetta, Pakistan Status : Offline	According to the extensive technical financial studies undertaken, in order to secure optimal ‘economies of scale’ efficiencies, and lower mining and processing costs, a large scale, state of the art mining and processing unit is required at Reko Diq. Like no likes.
	Posted on October, 29 2015 11:46:47 AM

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