{
  "id": 14928397,
  "title": "Pakistan, Turkey Sign Deal to Explore Antimony, Gold and Copper",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/pakistan-turkey-sign-deal-to-explore-antimony-gold-and-copper",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-16T10:18:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/16/pakistan-turkey-sign-deal-to-explore-antimony-gold-and-copper/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) and Türkiye’s MTA International Company (MTAIC) have signed a term sheet to jointly explore and develop antimony, copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, and other minerals in Pishin, Balochistan. The agreement, signed in Islamabad on October 16, 2026, covers Exploration License EL-318, spanning 498.82 square kilometers. The project will involve mineral exploration, mining, processing, and marketing, with MTAIC serving as the operator, providing exploration technology and international expertise.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}