Foreign firm to invest in mining

Published August 19, 2007

ISLAMABAD, Aug 18: Tethyan Copper Company is willing to invest in mining sector in Balochistan and has sought official permission for opening up its liaison offices there to execute business activities.

This interest was shown by CEO of the company Mr Eduardo Flores in a meeting with Secretary Board of Investment (BoI) Mushtaq Malik here on Saturday.

An official announcement said that Mr Flores said that the province had quite large deposits of copper offering massive business opportunities.

The secretary BoI informed him that there were numerous opportunities in mining sector and assured all possible support and assistance to the company.

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