Deposits | MCQs

Explanation

• Uranium deposits are found in Dera Ghazi Khan of Punjab
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• The uranium mill was also established in Pakistan in 1977-78.
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• Kazakhstan is the biggest producer of Uranium in the world
  

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NWFP

Uranium is also found in small amounts in most rocks and  seawater. Uranium mines operate in many countries, but more than 85% of uranium is produced in six countries: Kazakhstan, Canada, Australia, Namibia, Niger and Russia.

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• Chromite from Zhob Valley, Quetta District, Balochistan Region, Pakistan.
• In Pakistan, Chromite was first discovered by Vredenburg (1901).
•  the subsequent mining began in 1903 in Khanozai, Zhob district.
• By 1915, the mining stretched to the Sra-Salawat area, 29 km south of Muslimbagh.
• At present, chromite is mined in Baluchistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
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• Balochistan has the most mineral deposits among the provinces of Pakistan, with Sindh rich in coal deposits and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rich in gems. 

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• sulfur deposits are found in the district of Mirpur and Nowshera
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• 5 out of 2250 parts of the earth are sulfur. 2/9 is the percentage of sulfur on earth7