{"id":825,"date":"2026-11-13T16:39:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T16:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodforfree.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/mari-energies-strikes-copper-gold-in-balochistan-could-this-be-pakistans-next-mining-goldmine\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T16:39:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T16:39:04","slug":"mari-energies-strikes-copper-gold-in-balochistan-could-this-be-pakistans-next-mining-goldmine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodforfree.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/mari-energies-strikes-copper-gold-in-balochistan-could-this-be-pakistans-next-mining-goldmine\/","title":{"rendered":"Mari Energies Strikes Copper-Gold in Balochistan \u2014 Could This Be Pakistan’s Next Mining Goldmine?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Pakistani energy company has announced a potentially game-changing mineral discovery in one of the country’s most resource-rich but underdeveloped regions, sparking fresh optimism about the nation’s economic future.<\/p>\n

Mari Energies Limited revealed on Friday that its subsidiary, Mari Minerals, has identified significant copper and gold deposits in Balochistan’s remote Chagai district, positioning the find as a possible catalyst for regional development and national revenue growth.<\/p>\n

The discovery site, designated East Siah Diq, sits roughly 50 kilometres east of the massive Reko Diq copper-gold project and 25 kilometres northwest of Nokkundi in the Koh-i-Sultan area. The proximity to Reko Diq\u2014one of the world’s largest untapped copper-gold deposits\u2014adds weight to the significance of the new find.<\/p>\n

Mari Minerals has already completed approximately 25,000 metres of exploratory drilling across two phases at the site. The drilling programme involved vertical boreholes reaching depths of around 500 metres, penetrating through roughly 100 metres of surface sediment to access the mineralised rock below.<\/p>\n

Initial geochemical analysis from the first phase confirmed the presence of copper-gold mineralisation spread across an area of about 1.4 square kilometres. The company characterised the discovery as porphyry-style copper mineralisation, a geological formation typically associated with large-scale deposits.<\/p>\n

Samples were processed and examined by SGS Pakistan, with the company implementing rigorous quality controls including certified reference materials from Australia to ensure accuracy of results.<\/p>\n

However, Mari Energies was careful to temper expectations, clarifying in its stock exchange filing that the discovery does not yet qualify as a formal mineral resource or economically viable reserve. The true scale, quality, and commercial potential will only become clear after additional drilling and comprehensive technical assessments.<\/p>\n

Analysis of samples from the second drilling phase is currently in progress and expected to conclude during the first quarter of 2027, which will provide a clearer picture of the deposit’s characteristics.<\/p>\n

The announcement arrives at a moment of heightened activity in Pakistan’s mineral sector. International mining firms have shown growing interest in the country’s untapped resources, with Canadian giant Ivanhoe Mines recently signing a cooperation agreement with Mari Energies during the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum.<\/p>\n

For Balochistan, a province long challenged by security concerns and underdevelopment despite its vast natural wealth, such discoveries represent a potential pathway toward economic transformation. The mineral sector could generate employment, infrastructure development, and revenue streams that have remained largely unrealised.<\/p>\n

Whether this discovery evolves into a major mining operation depends on the outcomes of ongoing exploration and feasibility studies. But for now, it signals that Pakistan’s mineral potential continues to attract serious exploration investment, with the possibility of substantial economic dividends on the horizon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Pakistani energy company has announced a potentially game-changing mineral discovery in one of the country’s most resource-rich but underdeveloped regions, sparking fresh optimism about the nation’s economic future. Mari Energies Limited revealed on Friday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,5,4],"class_list":["post-825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-ai-consensus","tag-ary-news","tag-journalist-ai"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/goodforfree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/mari-energies-strikes-copper-gold-in-balochistan-could-this-be-pakistan-s-next-mining-goldmine.png","read_time":"3 min read","source_name":"Goodforfree","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodforfree.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodforfree.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodforfree.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodforfree.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodforfree.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodforfree.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodforfree.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goodforfree.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodforfree.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goodforfree.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}