KP plans Gemstone Laboratory, Technical Training Centre
National
March 2, 2021
PESHAWAR: Governor Shah Farman on Monday chaired a meeting on the establishment of a Gemstone Laboratory and Technical Training Centre in the province for introducing precious gemstones at the international level besides development of the relevant industry. The meeting was attended by secretary Minerals Department Nazar Hussain Shah, Secretary Industries Javed Marwat, Director Gems and Gemological Institute Naveed Saud, Group Managing Director IBL Syed Nadeem Ahmed and others.
The meeting discussed the selection of land for setting up of Gemstone Laboratory as per international standards, installation of modern machinery for cutting and polishing of gemstone and training of people associated with this sector. It was decided in the meeting that 32 kanals of land already available with the Minerals Department would be utilised for the laboratory after getting formal approval from the KP cabinet.
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EMX Royalty Corp.: EMX Royalty Provides an Update for Timok Royalty Property and Files a Technical Report on SEDAR
EMX Royalty Corporation (NYSE American: EMX) (TSXV: EMX) (the Company or EMX ) is pleased to provide an update on the Timok Project in Serbia, controlled and being developed by Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd ( Zijin ). EMX holds an uncapped 0.5% net smelter return ( NSR ) royalty on Timok s Brestovac license, which covers the Cukaru Peki copper-gold development project.
According to Zijin s latest public disclosures on the Timok Copper and Gold Mine , commercial production is expected to commence in the second quarter of 2021
1. This is consistent with previous Zijin disclosures, and the project appears to be advancing on schedule.
Chinese technical support lauded
February 27, 2021
Islamabad : A meeting was held between Chairman, National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC), Syed Javed Hassan and Ambassador of Peoples Republic of China to Pakistan, Nong Rong. NAVTTC chairman appreciated the support of China in revamping the technical and vocational training programmes and put forth different proposals to further enhance the cooperation in TVET sector.
NAVTTC Executive Director, Dr. Nasir Khan apprised Ambassador Han Nianlong that NAVTTC’s proposal will be effective in involving and engaging Chinese technical training entities and encouraging them to deliver training to the Pakistani labour especially youth in collaboration with existing training bodies and institutes across Pakistan.