Sustainable Mineral Development
for a Prosperous Punjab

To grant and regulate mining concessions, periodic monitoring of concession through field offices, to defend the litigation in the High Court and Apex Court to save the government interest, to monitor auction committee of concessions and decide the offered bids as per potential of the area.

Large scale mining can be any mega project either undertaken by the foreign investors or by the local entrepreneurs, involving investment of PKR. 300 Million or more in Pakistan currency and the term small scale mining is confined to any mining project in which investment is for an amount less than PKR. 300 Million in Pakistan currency.

Surface minerals like silica sand, firclay, bentonite etc are granted through open auction for the period of five years after due publicity in press. The lease so granted will be renewable for further terms of five years on the satisfactory performance of concessionaires.