TALC FROM PAKISTAN
by Comprehensive Enterprises, Pakistan
Talc is used in many industries such as paper making, plastic, paint and coatings, rubber, food, electric cable, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, ceramics, etc. A coarse grayish-green high- talc rock is soapstone or steatite and has been used for stoves, sinks, electrical switchboards, crayons, soap, etc. It is often used for surfaces of lab counter tops and electrical switchboards because of its resistance to heat, electricity and acids. Talc finds use as a cosmetic (talcum powder), as a lubricant, and as a filler in paper manufacture. Talc is used in baby powder, an astringent powder used for preventing rashes on the area covered by a diaper (see diaper rash). It is also often used in basketball to keep a player’s hands dry. Most tailor’s chalk is talc, as is the chalk often used for welding or metalworking.
We can supply talc in lumps form about 3000MT/month to 30000MT/month.
There are three grades A, B and C on basis of application.
TALC IN PAKISTANPurity /WhitenessSizePrice FOB KARACHI
| AFGHANISTAN TALC NEAR AFGHANISTAN BORDER Grade A = 90-96% |
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| PAKISTAN Grade A = 85-90% |
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| PAKISTAN Grade B = 65-75% |
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TALC FROM PAKISTAN IN PICTURES
TALC WAREHOUSE IN PESHAWAR
SIZED TALC
TALC SCRAP/POWDER
TALC IN KARACHI WAREHOUSE
Executive Summary
Talc is a mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula H2Mg3(SiO3)4 or Mg3Si4O10(OH)2. It is very soft and can be cut with a knife. Talc is insoluble in water, but it is slightly soluble in dilute mineral acids. Its colour ranges from white to grey or green and it has a distinctly greasy feel. Its streak is white. Talc is used in many industries such as paper making, plastic, paint and coatings, rubber, food, electric cable, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, ceramics, etc. A coarse grayish-green high-talc rock is soapstone or steatite and has been used for stoves, sinks, electrical switchboards, etc.
Currently, after China, the world’s largest talc-producing countries are the U.S., India, Finland and France. Pakistan also has major resources of best quality Talc Deposits in the world. Its mines are situated in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa with largest deposits located in Sherwan (Hazara), Swat, Jamrud, Kurram Agency, Safed Koh (near Parachinar), Landi Kotal. Due to poor law and order situation in talc bearing areas like Jamrud, Kurram Agency & Landi Kotal Pakistan share in world export of Talc is less than 2%.
The annual export of Talc from Pakistan was around US$ 2.51Million during FY2007-08, in FY2008-09 export increased to US$ 8.21 Million. During July-June 2009-10 export value of Talc from Pakistan is US$ 10.74 Million with encouraging trend of 30.82%.
As Pakistan holds one of the best quality Talc deposits in the world, efforts are considered necessary to capture the international market. EU is the main market for Talc consumption and 82% of Pakistan Talc Export is made to EU Countries. Thailand is leading Importer of Talc in the world with 19% of total world Talc imports. Presently Pakistan share is just around 0.25% in Thailand’s Talc Imports.
Talc is also name as Soapstone, French Chalk and Steatite.
Soapstone refers to all massive gray to bluish or greenish talcose rocks which generally have a slippery feeling and can be carved by hand.
French Chalk is a soft variety of talc used for making cloth.
Steatite is a grade of talc suitable for making electronic tube insulators.
Occurrence of Talc (Soap Stone)
Talc is a common metamorphic mineral in metamorphic belts which contain Ultramafic Rocks (2) such as Soapstone (a high-talc rock), and within Whiteschist and Blueschist (3) Metamorphic Terranes.
Prime examples of Whiteschists include the Franciscan Metamorphic Belt of the western United States. The Western European Alps especially in Italy, certain areas of the Musgrave Block.
Collisional Orogens such as the Himalayas which stretches along Pakistan, Kashmir and Nepal. Talc carbonated Ultramafics are typical of many areas of the Archaean Cratons, notably the Komatiite Belts of the Yilgarn Craton in Western Australia.
Talc carbonate Ultramafics are also known from the Lachlan Fold Belt, Eastern Australia, from Brazil the Guiana Shield, and from the Ophiolite Belts of Turkey, Oman and the Middle East.
Types of Talc Deposits
Talc is one of the many minerals that are deposited in more than one way. Many minerals are deposited by hydrothermal earth activities. In cases of deposits when hydrothermal activities take place, the deposits are usually classified according to the parent rock from which they derived. Talc has at least four types of talc deposits.
- The first type of deposit is derived from Magnesium Carbonates. Found in ancient metamorphosed carbonate sequences, this talc deposit is usually the purest form of talc. It is mostly white and provides almost 50% of the world’s talc production. These deposits, which form the majority of large deposits to be found in the U.S. today, produce some of the purest and whitest talc. Source: Luzenac Group
- The second type of talc deposits are made from Serpentines, which provide 40% of the world’s talc production. This type of talc comes from the metamorphosis of Serpentinite into a mixture of reactional Magnesium Carbonates and Talc, forming the ore commonly known as “Soapstone.” This deposit formation of talc is usually grey and does not serve much commercial use. Soapstone itself is often used domestically in countertops and the surrounds of fireplaces and
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan Minerals & Minerals Division Report on Talc
TALC (Soap Stone) in Pakistan
RESERVES IN PAKISTAN
Talc reserves are estimated 0.6 Million Tons
Talc reserves size is from “Medium to Large”
Talc Annual Production is 20,885 Metric Tons.
POTENTIAL DEPOSITS IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan has major resources of best quality Talc Deposits in the world. Its mines are situated in green valleys of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa with largest deposits located in Sherwan (Hazara), Shangla Par (Swat), Jamrud, Kurram Agency, Safed Koh (near Parachinar), Landi Kotal, Zhob in Baluchistan, Nauseri in Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Chalt in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Talc (Soap Stone) deposits located in Kurram Agency are of good quality matching to International Standards i.e. brightness ranging from 92% to 98%. However, detailed exploration is needed to prove the exact quantity & quality of reserves.
