Provincial Minister for Mines and Minerals Muhammad Sibtain Khan has said that 101.92 million tonnes salt reserves have been discovered in two different places of Punjab and this salt is very suitable for domestic as well as commercial use.
While presiding over a meeting of Punjab Mineral Development Corporation (PUNJMIN) here on Friday, the minister said that estimated reserves of salt had been determined as 31.67 million tonnes at Mian Matha, Khushab and 70.25 million tonnes at Marmandi and Mianwali.
He said the scheme for exploration of salt reserves at Marmandi, Mianwali had been completed and production started and more than two thousand new jobs had been created.
He said that the exploration and research work on Mian Mitha, Khushab had been completed. He said that the quality of the salt was very good and it was very useful both as domestic and commercial.
The Minister was briefed in detail about the projects.