SOUTH ASIA · RESOURCES

Pakistan: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Pakistan is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
12
4 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
21 GW
62 plants
Clean share of electricity
61%
Ember, 2025

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Antimony critical260 t Sb content0.2%11No data

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, MCS 2026. Rank is among reporting countries.

Mines and deposits

Phosphate3
Chromium3
Bauxite and aluminium2
Manganese1
Lead1
Zinc1
Gold1
Silver1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Bauxite - PakistanBauxite and aluminiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Hazara-KakulPhosphateOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Mineral Grinding Mills Co.MgmChromiumOperatingNot statedUSGS MRDS
Hazara Haripur Phos Acid PlantPhosphateProcessing plantNot statedUSGS MRDS
SanjroManganesePast producerNot statedUSGS MRDS
Duddar mineLead, ZincListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Reko Diq MineGoldListed, status not statedBarrick Mining CorporationWikidata
Saindak Copper Gold ProjectSilverListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
H.M.Habibullan Hindubagh AreaChromiumProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
Hazara-LagarbanPhosphateProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS
Pakistan Chrome MinesChromiumProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

Showing operating and larger sites first. Open the map for every site.

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro8.0 GW
Oil4.9 GW
Coal3.1 GW
Gas2.9 GW
Nuclear1.5 GW
Solar678 MW
Wind506 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
TarbelaHydro3,478 MWWater and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Ghazi BarothaHydro1,450 MWWater and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Kot Addu Power Company ltd.Hydro1,368 MWWater and Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
ChasnuppNuclear1,330 MWPakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Port Qasim EPC power stationCoal1,320 MWPort Qasim Electric Power Company
SahiwalCoal1,320 MWHuaneng Shandong Power Co Ltd Shandong Ruyi Group
Hub Power ProjectOil1,292 MWHub Power Company
Bin QasimOil1,260 MWKarachi Electric Supply Company (KESC)

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
0.4%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.7%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.1%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.1%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
2.4%
% of merchandise exports · 2025
Ores and metals exports
4.6%
% of merchandise exports · 2025

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.