Saindak () is a town in Chagai,

Balochistan Balochistan ( ; , ), also spelled as Baluchistan or Baluchestan, is a historical region in West and South Asia, located in the Iranian plateau's far southeast and bordering the Indian Plate and the Arabian Sea coastline. This arid region o ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. Large deposits of

copper Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin ) 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-orang ...

and

gold Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ...

have been discovered in Saindak. The

Saindak Copper Gold Project The Saindak Copper-Gold Mine is a copper mining and gold extraction project located near the town of Saindak in Chagai District, Balochistan, Pakistan. The site contains rich deposits of copper, gold, and silver and is operated by the Metallurgic ...

has caused economic prosperity in the town. Saindak is the regional headquarters of the

Pakistan Frontier Corps The Frontier Corps (, reporting name: FC) are a group of four paramilitary forces of Pakistan, operating in the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to maintain law and order while overseeing the country's borders with Afghanistan ...

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Saindak Copper-Gold Project
Populated places in Chagai District {{Balochistan-geo-stub