Reko Diq is expected to have a life of at least 40 years as a truck-and-shovel open pit operation with processing facilities producing a high-quality copper-gold concentrate. Construction is expected in two phases with a combined process capacity of 80 million tonnes per annum.
Links
- https://www.barrick.com/English/operations/reko-diq/default.aspx
- https://goo.gl/maps/kJ9XaYTez9FYgw7r8
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-209839.html
Notes
Open pit mine. Startup expected 2028.
Operated by Barrick.
Koppen-Geiger climate zone: BWh - hot desierts climate
Media
- Mar-26: Barrick delays Reko Diq project in Pakistan (checked 1-Apr-26)
- Dec-25: PIBT signs deal to handle Reko Diq copper-gold exports (checked 20-Jan-26)
- Nov-25: Barrick committed to Pakistan's Reko Diq copper project, says interim CEO (checked 27-Nov-25)
- Sep-25: Metso to Invest in Pakistan’s Reko Diq Copper Project (checked 30-Sep-25)
- Aug-25: Pakistan secures 5 billion dollar funding for Reko Diq copper-gold project after US trade deal with Islamabad (checked 12-Aug-25)
Created Aug-25; updated Sep-25, Jan-26, Apr-26