{"id":17440,"date":"2025-04-12T04:57:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T04:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=17440"},"modified":"2025-04-12T04:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T04:57:07","slug":"pakistan-ppls-blz-project-to-generate-144m-annually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=17440","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan: PPL\u2019s BLZ project to generate $144m annually"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG532PPL.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1886607\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PPL commences gas production from Pateji X-1 Upper Sand reservoi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Baryte, Lead, and Zinc (BLZ) Project, a joint venture between Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PSX: PPL) and the Government of Balochistan, is set to become a major revenue driver, with average annual earnings projected at $144 million over the life of the mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the company, the project holds a Net Present Value (NPV) of $356m and an expected mine life of 32 years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The venture is currently in the development phase, following a Bankable International Standard Feasibility Study conducted in 2019 by DMT, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Operated by PPL\u2019s mining arm, Bolan Mining Enterprises (BME), the project covers mining areas in District Khuzdar, including recently incorporated Mining Lease No. 16 for Lead and Zinc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PPL will also extend financial support for GoB\u2019s capital share through its cashflows, reinforcing the company\u2019s commitment to regional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the project aims to generate local employment by giving preference to Khuzdar residents, in line with the joint venture\u2019s social responsibility goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BLZ Project stands out as a flagship initiative in Balochistan\u2019s mineral development landscape, combining commercial potential with local empowerment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/ppls-blz-project-to-generate-144m-annually\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mettisglobal.news\/ppls-blz-project-to-generate-144m-annually\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baryte, Lead, and Zinc (BLZ) Project, a joint venture between Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PSX: PPL) and the Government of Balochistan, is set to become a major revenue driver, with average annual earnings projected at $144 million over the life of the mine. According to the company, the project holds a Net Present Value (NPV) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17441,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[16003,132,62,105,16007,2642,36,6912,16006,7941,16005],"class_list":["post-17440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-baryte","tag-economy","tag-energy","tag-geopolitics-2","tag-lead-2","tag-oil-gas","tag-pakistan","tag-pakistan-petroleum-limited","tag-pakistan-ppls-blz-project-to-generate-144m-annually","tag-ppl-2","tag-and-zinc-blz-project"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17440"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17442,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17440\/revisions\/17442"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/17441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}