China-operated Saindak Copper–Gold Mine has generated approximately $3.4 billion in foreign exchange earnings for Pakistan while contributing $690 million in taxes, fees, and profit-sharing, according to MCC Tongsin Resources Limited Chairman Wang Jicheng.
Speaking at the Pakistan–China Mineral Cooperation Forum, Wang said the Saindak project in Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest non-ferrous metal mine and the only one with a fully integrated industrial chain covering mining, mineral processing, and smelting. Owing to its scale and performance, the mine consistently ranks among the country’s top foreign exchange earners.
He added that the project has also played a key role in local development through job creation, technology transfer, and downstream industrial linkages. Forum participants noted that with improved infrastructure and value-added processing, Pakistan’s mining exports could rise significantly, strengthening Pak-China industrial cooperation.
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