$10bn Mineral Sector Push: Pakistan, China Introduce E-Mining Platform
Pakistan and China have taken a major step to transform Pakistan’s mineral sector by launching the ‘Pak-China E-Mining Platform’, a digital initiative designed to enhance collaboration, transparency, and efficiency between Pakistani authorities and Chinese enterprises. The launch took place at the Pak-China Mineral Cooperation Forum, where both sides also signed several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at facilitating investment and technological cooperation.
The E-Mining Platform will enable improved information sharing, project connectivity, and joint development in the mineral industry. Among the MoUs signed were agreements between Wah Nobel (Pvt) Limited and MCCT International, JW Corporation and MCCT International, and a tripartite accord involving the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC), POWERCHINA International, and Pak China Investment Company Limited. These agreements focus on investment facilitation, technical support, and development of mineral processing initiatives.
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Organised by the China Chamber of Commerce in Pakistan (CCCPK), the forum attracted over 800 participants, including ministers, diplomats, industry representatives, and delegates from more than 70 Chinese and 100 Pakistani companies. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Pakistan’s CPEC focal person, emphasised the importance of strategic partnerships to develop the mineral sector, mirroring the successes of CPEC in power, infrastructure, and industrial connectivity.
Minister Iqbal highlighted the potential of Chinese expertise across the mining value chain, from geological surveys to modern extraction, mineral processing, smelting, refining, and manufacturing. He stated Pakistan’s ambition to move beyond raw extraction, focusing on establishing processing plants, smelters, refining units, and mineral-based industries linked to special economic zones and transport corridors.
Ambassador Jiang Zaidong underscored China’s commitment to investing in Pakistan’s mining sector and supporting technology transfer and capacity building, while CCCPK Chairman Wang Huihua described mining as a new pillar of Pak-China economic cooperation. Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik reaffirmed Pakistan’s focus on responsible, value-added mineral development and promised policy stability, streamlined approvals, and federal-provincial coordination to attract long-term global investment.
The forum concluded with a formal invitation for Chinese companies to participate in the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026, positioning Pakistan as a reliable partner in the global mineral supply chain.