NRL identifies copper-gold mineralisation across eight discoveries in Chagai: Tabba

National Resources Limited has reported copper and gold findings at eight or more sites in Chagai, Balochistan, after completing close to 25,000 metres of drilling. Chairman Muhammad Ali Tabba shared the update at the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2026, saying the company is working towards its first formal estimate of the deposit’s size.

One borehole showed copper and gold across a 295-metre stretch, with a richer 132-metre section inside it. The Darigwan discoveries cover 5.6 square kilometres beside the company’s Tang Kaur project; further work and formal assessment are still needed before resources can be confirmed. National Resources plans several technical and environmental studies in 2027, while aiming for a bankable feasibility study by the decade’s close. Lucky Cement is among the company’s joint-venture partners, alongside Fatima Fertilisers and Liberty Mills.