natural resources in khyber pakhtunkhwa (pakistan)
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Name: Inam Ullah
Topic: Natural Resources ofKhyber Pakhtun Khwa
Subject: Principals and practices In Biotechnology
Date: 29/11/2016
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Natural Resources
Biotic Resources Abiotic Resources
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Biotic Resources Comes from living and organic material.
Examples: Forests, animals and fossil fuels.
Abiotic Resources Comes from non-living and non-organic material.
Examples: Land, fresh water, air and minerals.
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Forests
About 23 percent land
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District Area District Area
Abbottabad 199710 Kohistan 481064
Bannu 35587 Lakki 44430
Battagram 246839 Malakand 30479
Buner 273765 Mansehra 536423
Charsadda 176877 Mardan 91729
Chitral 125677 Nowshera 178142
D.I.Khan 74525 Peshawar 55043
Dir Upper & Lower 686780 Shangla 180430
Hangu 181645 Swabi 109888
Haripur 184271 Swat 409247
Karak 87604 Tank 188919
Kohat 70654 Tor Ghar 35983
Khyber PakhtunKhwa Total Area = 4649734
District wise forest area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa(2013-14)
(Area in Acres)
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rivers
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Rivers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Indus River
Kabul River
Swat River
Bara River (Khyber Agency)
River Jindi (Malakand Agency)
Kunhar River (Near Naran)
Gomal River (District Tank)
Kurram River (Kurram Valley)
Gambila River (Lakki Marwat and Bannu)
Haro River ( Abbottabad District)
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Minerals• Over 40% of the limestone mined in Pakistan originates from KP, as well
as over 70% of fire clay and about 40% of gypsum, which places KP as a
leading producer of cement in the country.
• Approximately 32,450 miners are operating in six divisions of the
province, i.e. Peshawar, Kohat, D.I.Khan, Hazara, Malakand and Mardan.
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Chitral Gemstone belt Hazara Phosphate
Garam Chishma Tungston Shangla-Hazara Soapstone/magnesite
Shaghor Poly-metallic zone Swat-Shangla Emerald belt
Shoghor Marble Charsadda-Malakand Chromites
Koghazi Green Granite Mardan-Buner Marble
Ghahirat Marble Nowshera Pink Marble
Darosh-Arando Copper Belt Limestone areas of Mardan-Nowshera
Kohistan Spat Peridot Bentonite areas of Peshawar
Kohistan Granite Limestone belt of Kohat-Karak
Dir Copper Belt Iron-Coal belt of Hangu-Chirat-Hazara
Timergarah Corundum / Ruby Salt-Gypsum belt of Karak
Kohistan-Shangla Chromites Limestone of Marwat & Khisor Range
Shangla Marble Iron-Coal of Marwat-Khisor Range
Mineral Potential Belts In Khyber PakhtunKhwa
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Mineral Resources Categories in Khyber PakhtunKhwa
Dimension stones i.e. marble, granite and other decorative stones
Gemstones i.e.emeralds, topaz, corundum, tourmaline, aquamarine,
peridote, etc.
Industrial rocks & minerals i.e. phosphate, soapstone, feldspar, gypsum,
rock salt, limestone, silica sand, etc.
Fuel Minerals i.e. Coal
Metallic minerals i.e. gold, silver and base metals copper, lead, zinc,
antimony, etc.
Minor Minerals i.e. Ordinary stones, sand, gravels, pebbles etc. for use
in construction work
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Dimension Stones The dimension stones potential of the province include marble, granite,
serpentine and other stones of different shades and colors.
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MINERAL PRODUCTION IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (2014)(Tones Except Emerald)
Mineral Quantity Area
Antimony 842 Abbottabad
Bartyes 4322 Buner,Haripur
Bentonite 12483 Peshawar
Calcite 562 Haripur
ChinaClay 0 ---
Chromite 26146Abbottabad,Charsadda,Mansehra,
Kohistan
Coal 83726 Haripur,Karak,Kohat,Nowshera
Copper 650 Abbottabad,Charsadda,Haripur
Dolomite 686582Abbottabad,D.I.Khan,Haripur,Ma
rdan,MansehraCont;
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Mineral Quantity Area
Feldspar 92672 Abbottabad, Mansehra
Emerald 1062 (Grams) Swat
FireClay 31946Abbottabad, D.I.Khan,
Haripur,Karak
Granite 34865 Dir,Mansehra,Swabi
Graphite 14279 Abbottabad
Gypsum 340115 D.I.Khan,Karak,Kohat
Heamatite 2947 Abbottabad
IronOre 9982 Abbottabad,Haripur
Latrite 174239 Haripur,Nowshera
Lead 1924 Abbottabad, Chitral
LimeStone 11497110
Abbottabad,Charsadda,Dir,Nowshera,Mardan,D.I.Khan,Haripur,Koh
atCont;
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Mineral Quantity Area
Magnasite 4141 Abbottabad,Haripur
Manganese 5307 Abbottabad
Marble 1490682Abbottabad, Buner,
Mardan,Chitral,Haripur
Phosphate 101971 Abbottabad,Haripur
RedOxide 4698 Abbottabad,Haripur
RockSalt 108780 Karak
SandStone 4113 Haripur
ShaleClay 1641954 Haripur,Karak,Kohat,Nowshera
SilicaSand 53765Abbottabad, D.I.Khan,Haripur,
Karak,Kohat
SlateStone 359569 Chitral,Haripur,Swabi,Tank
SoapStone 87793 Abbottabad
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