Overview
To further serve the geographical advantage the government has placed a special emphasis on infrastructure development.
Supplementing existing networks to create connectivity for operators and investors.
This includes:
• Enhancing Railway connectivity between Gwadar and Karachi ports and Chagai and other areas along the metallic mineral belt.
• Undertaking overhauls on highway routes to establish safe and efficient transport corridors to and from mining operations in far flung areas.
Other infrastructure development projects in the pipeline include:
• Setting up smelting and refining and processing industries for vertical integration within the mining sector.
• Developing Gwadar and Karachi port facilities to serve mineral exports and imports of necessary equipment for operators.
• Fast track development of traditional and Renewable energy supply projects to power mining operations across remote areas.
• Create platforms to encourage public-private partnerships for infrastructure, power supply and mining projects.