Karachi, Pakistan – November 17, 2025 – Himalayan Earth Exploration (Pvt.) Ltd. (HEE), a leading Pakistani mineral exploration company, and NASDAQ & ASX-listed Nova Minerals Limited (NASDAQ: NVA | ASX: NVA | FRA: QM3) have officially announced an exclusive strategic partnership to mutually represent each other’s interests in Pakistan and the United States, marking a significant milestone in bilateral economic cooperation.
The partnership focuses on joint exploration, mining, processing, technology transfer, personnel training, and international trade of critical minerals and rare earth elements (REEs) — resources essential for semiconductors, renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, and advanced defense systems.
Pakistan is believed to host substantial untapped deposits of critical minerals and rare earth elements, particularly in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Meanwhile, Nova Minerals is advancing its flagship Estelle Gold and Antimony Project in Alaska, one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold assets with emerging high-grade antimony and critical mineral potential.
Christopher Gerteisen, CEO of Nova Minerals, stated during his recent visit to Pakistan
“we were warmly received by government officials and private sector leaders. We visited HEE’s operations, met their highly capable teams, and witnessed firsthand the enormous mineral potential of this country. This partnership represents the beginning of a long-term, mutually beneficial relationship between our companies and our nations in the critical minerals space.”
Muhammad Hanif Gohar, Chairman of Himalayan Earth Exploration, emphasized the broader impact:
“We are proud to partner with a respected NASDAQ-listed company like Nova Minerals. This collaboration will bring advanced technology, international best practices, and foreign direct investment into Pakistan’s mining sector, creating thousands of jobs, enabling local value-added processing, and uplifting remote communities through responsible mining and robust CSR programs.”
Mr. Liaqat Ali Sultan, Director/CEO of HEE, added:
“In the global race for secure and resilient supply chains, Pakistan is uniquely positioned to become a strategic partner to the United States. By combining Nova’s expertise with Pakistan’s geological wealth and introducing modern processing and capacity-building initiatives, we are building an ecosystem that can support everything from traditional mining to next-generation industries, including semiconductor supply chains.”
The partnership also includes a strong focus on education, skills development, and technology transfer to modernize Pakistan’s mining sector and ensure sustainable, environmentally responsible development.
For the United States, the collaboration offers a reliable, geopolitically aligned alternative source of critical minerals and rare earth elements, reducing dependence on dominant suppliers and enhancing national security and supply-chain resilience.
A subsidiary of the Chinar and Gohar Groups, HEE is rapidly emerging as one of Pakistan’s premier mineral exploration and mining companies. Its flagship 35 km² placer gold project and 111 km prospective gold corridor in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, along with expanding critical mineral interests in Balochistan, position HEE at the forefront of Pakistan’s resource development.
Nova Minerals is a gold, antimony, and critical minerals exploration and development company focused on its 85%-owned Estelle Project in Alaska’s prolific Tintina Gold Belt. The district-scale project hosts a global JORC resource of 9.9 million ounces of gold and emerging high-grade antimony and critical mineral prospects, positioning Estelle as one of only nine projects worldwide with near-term antimony production potential (RFC Ambrian, Feb 2025).
This historic Pak-American partnership is expected to serve as a benchmark for future business-to-business and government-to-government collaboration in the strategic minerals sector.
