Industry Sectors for Pakistan

Industry Sectors

Primary industries:
Primary industries are environment related (ex. agriculture, fishery, lumber, mining, oil, energy) but they do not always have to be those things. Primary industries are also the most important industries out of all 3 sectors because it is the main business that a country does to obtain natural materials.
First important major primary industry in Pakistan is the mining industry. Mining is an important industry in Pakistan, there are many reasons to prove this fact. One reason would be that Pakistan has deposits of numerous minerals including coal, copper, gold, chromite, mineral salt, bauxite and many other different types of minerals. There are also different varieties of precious and semi-precious minerals that are also mined in Pakistan. These minerals include peridot, aquamarine, topaz, ruby, emerald, xenotime, sphene, tourmaline, rare-earth minerals bastnaesite, and many other varieties and types of minerals. Coal which is also called black gold, is found in huge quantities in the cities called Thar, Chamalang, Quetta and other rocky and dry sites/cities in Pakistan. Pakistan discovered coal in the 1880’s. Pakistan has used coal to fuel its industries since it got its independence until the discovery of oil. Coal started becoming a big demand for companies in Pakistan when the discoveries of cement, fertilizer and other process industries became major users of coal. In Reqo Diq, Baluchistan deposits of copper and gold are present. The company Antofagasta has control of Reqo Diq field, and it is targeting initial production of 170,000 metric tons of copper and 300,000 ounces of gold a year. This project is predicted to produce more than 350,000 tons of copper a year and 900,000 ounces of gold. There is also existence of copper deposits in Daht-e-Kuhn, Nokundi, located in Chaghi district. Thus, mining is a big part of the Pakistani industry.
Another important primary industry for Pakistan is agriculture. Pakistan's...