... mineral policy framework from the lessons derived from the gap analysis conducted in the first paper of this research. These lessons are called the “elements of development” which, after evaluation with the existing framework, will provide the suggested strategic fit measures for the formulation...

... presents an implementation plan based on three fundamental building blocks, namely, implementing an enabling institutional framework and other key elements of mineral policy framework (building block 1); mineral database and mining cadastre system (building block 2); and monitoring and evaluation (building...

... Policy framework Pakistan is gifted with significant mineral resources such as copper, gold, silver, platinum, chromites, iron, lead and zinc. A total of 52 minerals are mined in Pakistan but on a relatively small scale. Considerable resources of coal (186 billion tonnes), copper (6,000 million...