Mining Sector | MCQs

Explanation

The biggest salt mine is located in Khewara Jehlum Pakistan

Its rises from the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

It is Pakistan’s largest and oldest salt mine and the world’s second-largest mine.

Khewra Salt Mine another name is Mayo Salt Mine

Opened 1872

AGM  5.2.23

Explanation

During FY 2023, the mining and quarrying sector negatively grew by 4.4%.

This contraction was driven by reduced extraction activities and investment constraints in the sector.

Explanation

The Khewra Salt Mine is in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, in Jhelum District, Punjab Region, Pakistan.

The mine is in the Salt Range, Potohar plateau, which rises from the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

It is the second largest in the world