Pakistan has been endowed with precious minerals spread across the country. The national outcrop area is equal to 600,000 sq. km. Pakistan has 92 known minerals out of which 52 are commercially exploited. These include copper, gold, marble, mineral salt, and chromite amongst others. In FY 2020-21, the Mines and Mineral sector contributed 2.38% to the country’s GDP. Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest and most mineral-rich province. The province alone accounts for 55% of the total National outcrop area and harbors reserves of more than half of the discovered as well as exploited metallic and non-metallic minerals. Around 50 different minerals have been discovered in Balochistan out of which 39 are being commercially exploited under 1610 licenses. With 9 of the minerals accounting for about 95% of the total volume of extracted minerals, Balochistan leads in the production of coal, copper, lead-zinc barite, and chromite.