A Canadian company has expressed interest to invest in the exploration and mining of the precious natural resources of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in accordance with international standard. The offer was made during meeting of a delegation of the Tytan Copper, a Canadian company with the KP Caretaker Minister for Industries, Commerce and Technical Education (IC&TE), Dr Aamir Abdullah in Civil Secretariat on October 25, 2023. Chairman of the company David Michal Thompson was leading the delegation. Besides, Secretary Mines and Mineral Department Hamidullah Shah and Director (Exploration) Mohammad Aamir, other concerned authorities were also present on the occasion. During the meeting, the officials of the company told the caretaker minister regarding various aspects of their activities in the mineral sector and expressed interest in making investment in the mineral sector, particularly in the reserves of the copper.
Speaking on occasion, the Provincial Minister for Industries, Commerce and Technical Education termed their interest of investment in the mining sector as welcoming and assured them provision of all possible facilities to them. He told the delegation that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment and Trade (KP-BoIT) as facilitation organization will provide them full facilities. He said that the provincial government is establishing mineral specified industrial zones in the mineral rich areas to facilitate investors at the local level. On this occasion, the delegation was also given a briefing on investment opportunities at various places and availability of the natural resources as well. https://tinyurl.com/yrfmcja8
Source: IBP