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List of metals in Pakistan
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Metals are highly important resources. A few metals such as gold and copper appear in pure form as metallic elements, but most are found as ores, which are chemical compounds containing a high proportion of the metal. The following metallic minerals are found in Pakistan. Gold Gold is found mostly in Chagai hills 8.00 meters in Balochistan. There is 4.00 million ounces of gold. Iron ore Iron ore is found at several places in Pakistan, Kalabagh Iron deposits are the largest with estimated reserves of 309-Million Ton. They are made with blast furances Copper Copper deposits are located in the Eruptive Zone of Western Baluchistan about 25 Miles North of Koh-i-Tuftan Railway Station. Chromite Chromite, an iron chromium oxide, is located along the Axial Belt. Manganese Manganese has been found in three areas in the Axial Belt at Lasbela District, Chagai District of the Eruptive Zone and at Galdanian. Celestite Celestite or Celestine is a Strontium mineral. Its largest deposits are located near Thano Bulla Khan, Sindh. Bauxite Bauxite (Aluminium ore) has only been found at Muzaffaraba and Kotle Azad Kashmir, Central Salt Range, Loralai District in Baluchistan. 
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