Balochistan Mining Security Assessment 2026

A grenade attack in Dalbandin (~49km from Reko Diq) injured a police officer, indicating insurgent reach into the immediate mine corridor (). Concurrently, IG FC South visited Nok Kundi to review border security measures with local elders (). In Chagai (~49km from the mine), authorities eradicated a 200-acre opium plantation. The Taftan border (~49km from the mine) continues to experience a massive influx of returning Pakistanis fleeing the escalating US-Iran war, straining local resources (). The primary N-25 supply route faces severe interdiction and is rated NO_GO. BLA militants established checkpoints on the CPEC/N-25 route in Karkh, Khuzdar (~427km from Reko Diq), killing up to five intelligence personnel and setting government offices ablaze (). In the Bolan Pass (~474km from Reko Diq), a suicide bomber struck a police convoy, killing nine officers and injuring 13. Additionally, a grenade attack in Pasni (~432km from Reko Diq) injured five non-local labourers on the M-8 alternate route, elevating risks for the Gwadar corridor (). The Chaman border crossing (~436km from Reko Diq) remains NO_GO amid intense cross-border military clashes with Afghan forces. Nationally, the geopolitical fallout from the US-Israel-Iran war has paralyzed the Strait of Hormuz, driving global oil prices up and prompting Pakistan to implement a four-day work week to conserve energy (). Toxic smoke from strikes on Iranian oil facilities is forecasted to blow into Balochistan, threatening air quality at the mine site and along supply routes (). Gold: ~$5,220/oz (). Copper: $12,986.60/MT ().

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