Dated: 11-March-2017
7th Hiking Expedition in Soon Sakesar Valley from the Platform of “HAS” on 11-03-
2017 turned into the day of Discoveries, i.e. Blue water, Wood Fossils, Mohlar
Khotaka-Lohar wali-Mohlar_Pachoon-Trek (20 KM)
We started Trekking at 10 am and arrived back around 08 pm.
Traces of Copper in soon valley, Technical report by experts (Geologist + chemists) is
being presented.
Location: In the forest ,North of Ahmadabad village, Soon valley, District Khushab.
Latitude:32.658404°
Longitude:72.294479°
Survey of Pakistan Toposheet No. 43D/05
Research by: Adnan Alam Awan and Fellows
Why, Blue or Green Color ? (Technical Report):
A green or blue color is generally a result of copper in water. Copper is regulated in
drinking water by the EPA at 1.3 PPM. This is at a low enough concentration that the
copper cannot be tasted (the taste threshold is around 5 PPM). Copper can become a
problem if it is higher than 30 PPM in drinking water. Effects at this dose are vomiting,
diarrhea, and general gastrointestinal distress.
Geologically the water stream is flowing in the outcrops of the Nagri Formation (Upper
Siwaliks) of Pliocene Age. Nagri Formation is primarily composed of greenish-grey
sandstone, it is massive and coarse grained with thin beds of light brown sandstone.
One of the very distinguished feature of Nagri Formation is salt & pepper texture.
• Geochemical Map of Pakistan, JV of GSP-CGS, 2016 also shows high Copper
concentration in this area.
Copper concentration in the said Formation is also reported in the Shinghar
Range(about 70 kms west of said area)Carnotite occurs with tyuyamunite and other
vanadium and copper minerals also reported.
