Pakistan copper-gold mine Reko Diq wins $6bn in pledges after Saudi pullout

Canada's Barrick Mining leads project, expected to be one of world's largest copper mines

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Canadian mine developer Barrick Mining's Reko Diq Project in Balochistan, Pakistan. © AP

ADNAN AAMIR

ISLAMABAD -- The Reko Diq copper and gold mine project -- one of the largest copper mines if commissioned as planned -- in Pakistan has now secured $6 billion in loan pledges, after a Saudi Arabian investor pulled out, pushing Barrick Mining, the Canadian mine developer, to seek financing from U.S. and other international lenders.

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