Saindak ( ur, ), is a town in
Chagai Chagai may refer to:
* Chagai District, a district in Balochistan, Pakistan
* Chagai, Pakistan, the capital city of Chagai District
* Chagai Hills, a mountainous region in the district
*''Chagai-I'', the codename for Pakistan's first nuclear weapon ...
,
Balochistan
Balochistan ( ; bal, بلۏچستان; also romanised as Baluchistan and Baluchestan) is a historical region in Western and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastl ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. Large deposits of
copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish ...
and
gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile ...
have been discovered in Saindak. The
Saindak Copper Gold Project has caused economic prosperity in the town. Saindak is the regional headquarters of the
Pakistan Frontier Corps.
External links
Saindak Copper-Gold Project
Populated places in Chagai District
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