Name: Inam Ullah

Topic: Natural Resources ofKhyber Pakhtun Khwa

Subject: Principals and practices In Biotechnology

Date: 29/11/2016

Natural Resources

Biotic Resources Abiotic Resources

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.

Forests

About 23 percent land

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)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rivers

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)

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.

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

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 

Dimension Stones The dimension stones potential of the province include marble, granite,

serpentine and other stones of different shades and colors.

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;

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;

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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