In March 2025, the Government of Pakistan revised its estimate of the country’s untapped mineral reserves to $8 trillion — placing Balochistan among the most resource-rich regions in the world.
For CPIC investors, this wasn’t a surprise. It was validation.
While others are only now rediscovering the opportunity, our community recognised Gwadar’s long-term potential years ago — and acted on it. Today, the landscape is shifting, the vision is unfolding, and those who were early are exactly where they need to be.
Global Attention on Reko Diq
Located in Balochistan’s remote Chagai district, Reko Diq is one of the world’s largest undeveloped copper and gold deposits. Dormant for years due to legal and contractual disputes, the project entered a new era in 2022, when the Government of Balochistan finalised an agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation.
- Under the agreement:
- Barrick Gold holds a 50% stake
- Pakistan’s federal entities retain 25%
- The Government of Balochistan holds 25%, including fully funded and free-carried shares
The scale of commitment is significant. $10 billion in investment has been pledged, with production formally scheduled to begin in 2028. Over $100 billion in tax revenue is expected to be generated, and 77% of current project employees are from Balochistan. Investments in education, clean water, and community development are already underway.
This is not speculation — it’s implementation.
The scale of commitment is significant. $10 billion in investment has been pledged, with production formally scheduled to begin in 2028. Over $100 billion in tax revenue is expected to be generated, and 77% of current project employees are from Balochistan. Investments in education, clean water, and community development are already underway.
This is not speculation — it’s implementation.
Why Gwadar Matters in the Mineral Economy
Though Reko Diq is over 600 kilometres inland, no resource economy functions in isolation. Extraction alone is not enough — movement, processing, and export complete the value chain.
That’s where Gwadar comes in.
A proposed rail corridor will connect Chagai to Gwadar’s deep-sea port, streamlining the transport of high-value commodities from the interior to the global market. In parallel, a copper smelter is being planned within Gwadar, with an annual processing capacity of 50,000 to 80,000 tonnes. This marks a decisive shift — not only will Pakistan extract value from its minerals, it will retain and refine it locally.
Gwadar is becoming more than a port city. It’s being positioned as the industrial and logistics engine of Pakistan’s mineral future.
How CPIC Investors Are Positioned
At CPIC, our commitment to Gwadar has never wavered.
From day one, we’ve focused exclusively on this city — not because it was easy, but because it was right. Our master-planned communities — International Port City and China Pak Golf Estates — were designed to anchor residential and investment activity in one of the most strategically located cities in South Asia.
Our investors saw the long game. They didn’t wait for headlines — they moved on conviction.
Now, with policy, capital, and infrastructure converging, that conviction is being rewarded.
What’s Different This Time — and Why It Matters
The momentum behind Pakistan’s mineral economy is now supported by structure.
Reko Diq is legally cleared, internationally funded, and operationally scheduled. Barrick Gold has committed $10 billion, with support from Saudi Arabia’s Manara Minerals, which now holds a 15% stake. All major milestones — legal, financial, and political — are aligned, and production is set to begin in 2028.
Meanwhile, the proposed Gwadar copper smelter and mineral rail corridor are not standalone ambitions — they are part of a larger, synchronised economic shift. The infrastructure being proposed today supports the very future CPIC investors placed their trust in.
What once seemed visionary is now becoming a reality.