A hard look at silver and lead credits in Gilgit-Baltistan polymetallic deposits — grades, assays, and why the byproduct math changes the JV case.
A candid look at what bilateral investment treaties actually protect for foreign mining JV partners in Pakistan — and where the gaps are.
A GB operator on why buyers keep confusing nephrite and jadeite — and what that mix-up costs us on Skardu jade export contracts.
A close look at bauxite occurrences adjacent to GB, the alumina grades reported, and what it would take to ship feedstock to Gulf smelters.
A working guide to MIGA, SACE, Sinosure and Lloyd's political risk cover for mining projects in Gilgit-Baltistan — what actually gets underwritten.
A technical summary of geological mapping and geochemical sampling across GBX's 16 mineral concessions in Gilgit-Baltistan — grades, methods, and gaps.
A working operator's view on nephrite jade from Skardu and Bunji — colour range, grading, pricing and where the material actually ships.
A Pakistani mining operator's take on molybdenum supply for European steel mills and aerospace forgers — grades, logistics and why buyers are re-mapping.
Early-stage rare earth exploration notes from the Karakoram batholith in Gilgit-Baltistan — geology, sampling, and what serious REE buyers should know.
A working operator's notes on Karachi port handling, freight rates and the container vs breakbulk call for mineral exports from Pakistan.
Real assay data and recovery rates from hard-rock gold samples in Gilgit-Baltistan. Grades, sulphide behaviour, and what buyers should ask for.
An honest field update on lithium-bearing pegmatite exploration in Gilgit-Baltistan — LCT signatures, sampling grades and what's still unproven.
Seoul is diversifying away from Chinese mineral supply. Here's where Gilgit-Baltistan fits into Korea's critical minerals strategy — and what buyers should
A working operator's read on lode gold Pakistan targets in Gilgit-Baltistan — shear zones, quartz veins, and analogues to regional deposits.
A working seller's view on tungsten APT pricing, MTU contract structures, payment terms and what to negotiate before signing off-take in 2025.
Real placer gold grades from the Indus, Gilgit and Hunza rivers, plus honest numbers on dredging economics, licensing and export logistics from GB.
A field-level look at W-Mo skarn and greisen targets in Gilgit-Baltistan — geology, grades seen so far, and what's drill-ready.
What GB law requires for mining ESIAs, where IFC Performance Standards raise the bar, and what overseas lenders and JV partners actually check.
A field-level look at porphyry copper targets across GBX concessions in the Kohistan Island Arc, with geology, grades and what we're drilling next.
A GBX Resources note on what JV partners actually need to plan for on water supply and hydropower at remote mine sites in Gilgit-Baltistan.
A GB-based operator on antimony grades, stibnite vein geology, and where Pakistani supply fits after China's export curbs on antimony.
A Pakistani antimony producer on why flame retardant manufacturers are hunting for non-Chinese ATO — and what a real alternative looks like.
A working guide to Pakistan mining JV structure, royalties, foreign ownership rules and Gilgit-Baltistan licensing — written by an operator on the ground.
What copper concentrate grades, impurities and tonnages we can ship from Gilgit-Baltistan to Chinese smelters — real numbers, not marketing.
A working operator's honest look at the geology behind Gilgit-Baltistan's critical minerals — copper, antimony, tungsten, REEs — and what it means for buye
A Pakistani mining operator on India's critical minerals strategy, the KABIL playbook, and what it means for traders sourcing from South Asia.
A working overview of 16 mineral concessions across Gilgit-Baltistan — geology, grades, licensing and what's actually on the table for JV partners.
A working geologist's summary of the Karakoram suture zone — porphyry, skarn, orogenic gold and pegmatite systems across Gilgit-Baltistan.
A Pakistan mining operator's take on why Gulf capital is flowing into critical minerals — and what UAE and Saudi buyers are actually asking for.
A working note on the lead concentrate grades, penalty elements and shipment terms we can offer smelters from Gilgit-Baltistan.
A working guide to nephrite jade grading from Skardu and Bunji — what Chinese and Gulf buyers actually pay for, and what gets rejected at the port.
A working operator's read on Pakistan's SIFC — what it actually does for foreign mining investors, and what still needs sorting out on the ground.
A GB mine operator on where Pakistani antimony and copper actually slot into the solar panel supply chain — grades, logistics, and buyer reality.
A working geologist's view on why the Karakoram may host serious lithium pegmatite deposits, and where in Gilgit-Baltistan the signals are strongest.
A GB operator's view on tungsten supply for Western defence programmes — China concentration, Pakistan geology, and what off-take actually looks like.
Why Japanese buyers of tungsten, antimony and molybdenum should be looking at Gilgit-Baltistan concessions — and what the trade actually requires.
A mining operator's honest look at Gwadar, Karachi, and what CPEC actually means for shipping concentrate and ore out of Pakistan.
A GB concession holder explains how we structure off-take deals for antimony, copper, tungsten and moly — pricing, tenure, prepayment and what buyers get.
A working operator's view on porphyry potential in the Western Karakoram, and where the geology genuinely lines up with Reko Diq and Saindak.
A GB concession holder's honest checklist for overseas investors doing due diligence on a Pakistan mining JV — licences, geology, logistics, risk.
A GB concession holder walks through what our ground can actually deliver into EV battery supply chains — copper, lithium prospects, and the rest.
A mining operator's take on the China antimony export ban, what it means for Western buyers, and where Gilgit-Baltistan concessions fit in.
A straight look at our 16 mineral concessions in Gilgit-Baltistan — commodity mix, stage of work, and where we're ready for JV or off-take.
A straight look at royalties, taxes and profit repatriation for mining JVs in Gilgit-Baltistan — what overseas partners actually pay and take home.
A practical, step-by-step buyer workflow for sourcing minerals from Gilgit-Baltistan — sampling, assay, contracts, logistics and payment.
A miner's read on molybdenum demand through 2035 — stainless, HSLA steels, hydroprocessing catalysts and defence alloys. Written from Gilgit-Baltistan.
A practical walkthrough of technical due diligence on Gilgit-Baltistan concessions — licensing, geology, sampling, logistics and the things people miss.
A Pakistani mining founder on what Chinese investors got right in GB and Balochistan, and where Western buyers keep tripping over themselves.
A working operator's guide to how mineral titles, leases and surface rights actually function in Pakistan — and where foreign JV partners get tripped up.
How we actually run mineral exploration above 3,500m in Gilgit-Baltistan — mapping, sampling, logistics and the mistakes we made early on.
A mining operator's take on antimony and tungsten security of supply for defence buyers in 2025 — grades, geopolitics and what Pakistan can actually delive
A candid look at silver, copper and tellurium demand from PV manufacturing — and what Gilgit-Baltistan can and can't realistically supply.
An operator's honest comparison of Pakistan, Central Asia and Africa for critical minerals JV risk and reward — from someone holding 16 GB concessions.
A working view from Gilgit-Baltistan on why Pakistan moves into tier-1 critical minerals supply by 2030 — geology, policy, and the buyers already circling.
A candid guide for buyers negotiating off-take with junior concession holders in Pakistan — pricing, prepayment, tonnage risk and what actually gets signed
A working note from GBX Resources on bauxite grades in Gilgit-Baltistan, shipping via Karachi, and what Gulf smelters actually need from Pakistan.
A working view from Pakistan on antimony grades, allied supply gaps, and what off-take from Gilgit-Baltistan actually looks like in 2024.
A Pakistani concession holder's view on the EU Critical Raw Materials Act, and where antimony, tungsten and copper outside China actually come from.
A Pakistani operator's read on the US critical minerals list — antimony, tungsten, copper, REEs — and where GB concessions actually fit the supply gap.
A grounded look at lead-silver polymetallic deposits in GB Pakistan — geology, grades, and where these concentrates actually fit in global markets.
A working breakdown of how concentrate actually moves from Gilgit-Baltistan to port — costs, road conditions, customs, and what trips people up.
A frank look at quarrying architectural granite in Gilgit-Baltistan, real freight costs to the Gulf, and what buyers from Dubai and Riyadh keep asking for.
A working note from Gilgit-Baltistan on why Pakistan deserves a serious look from EU and US critical minerals buyers — antimony, tungsten, copper, REEs.
A field operator's look at lode gold deposits in the Karakoram and Western Himalaya, with real grades, structural controls and what's drillable in GB.
A working note on how we classify nephrite jade from Skardu and Bunji, and what Chinese, Taiwanese and Korean buyers actually pay for.
How concentrate and ore actually move from GB mines to Karachi, Gwadar and Khunjerab — distances, costs, bottlenecks and what works.
Field notes on REE exploration in Gilgit-Baltistan — geology, sample work, and where the realistic targets sit in the Himalayan collision zone.
Real grade data, geology and export logistics for bauxite from Gilgit-Baltistan. Written for aluminium feedstock buyers and JV partners.
A working operator's guide to how mineral concession licensing actually works in Pakistan, especially Gilgit-Baltistan. Real process, real timelines.
A field note on Karakoram batholith granite — colors, block sizes, quarry access and what serious architectural stone buyers should know.
A working operator's breakdown of lode and placer gold economics in Gilgit-Baltistan — capex, grades, recovery and what JV partners should actually weigh.
How we sample, assay and estimate placer gold tonnage across the Indus, Gilgit and Hunza river systems in Gilgit-Baltistan. Field notes, not brochure copy.
A working note on molybdenum deposits in Gilgit-Baltistan — geology, grades, critical-mineral status and where serious off-take conversations stand.
A working note on tungsten and molybdenum from Gilgit-Baltistan — grades, geology, logistics and what defence buyers actually ask us.
Early rare earth exploration results from Gilgit-Baltistan — what the rock chips, pegmatites and carbonatite leads are actually telling us so far.
A field-level look at alluvial gold Pakistan: grades, geology and extraction economics across the Indus, Gilgit and Hunza river systems.
A field-honest look at copper grades and tonnage potential across our Gilgit-Baltistan concessions, with comparable deposits from Reko Diq to Oyu Tolgoi.
China's antimony export curbs left Western buyers exposed. Here's what Gilgit-Baltistan can realistically supply, and on what timeline.
A founder's note on porphyry copper geology in Gilgit-Baltistan, actual grades from our concessions, and how a serious JV gets structured.
A working operator's view on structuring a mining JV in Pakistan — licensing, fiscal terms, equity splits and what overseas partners get wrong.
An honest field update on lithium pegmatite exploration in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan — what we've sampled, what's confirmed, and what EV buyers should ask
A working geologist's view of Gilgit-Baltistan's critical minerals belt — what's in the rock, where licensing stands, and how export logistics really run.
A working operator's notes on nephrite jade from Skardu and Bunji — grades, geology, pricing reality and how we ship out of Pakistan.
A working note from GBX Resources on antimony and tungsten grades across our Karakoram concessions, and what serious off-take partners should know.
A working map of the antimony, tungsten and molybdenum belt in Gilgit-Baltistan, and what it could mean for non-China critical minerals supply.
A field-level briefing on antimony, tungsten and molybdenum from Gilgit-Baltistan — geology, grades, licensing and what off-take partners need to know.
A working operator's view on Gilgit-Baltistan's antimony, tungsten and copper geology, grades, and what a serious JV or off-take actually looks like.