The Centre of Excellence in Mineralogy (C.E.M.) was established in 1974 in the premises of the University of Balochistan through a Gazette notification of the Federal Government, following the announcement of New Education Policy 1972-80, under the Act of Parliament 1974. The above Act was revised in1976 to be called “Centres of Excellence Act, 1976.
The Centre of Excellence in Mineralogy is located in the Province of Balochistan which is blessed with vast reserves of a variety of minerals, oil & gas and coal. The important geological features e.g. long chain of Chaghai Volcanic Arc; rich in copper and gold mineralization, a long strip of highly mineralized ophiolitic rocks, Kirther and Sulaiman Mountain Ranges and vast unexplored Makran Basin showing prospects of oils and gas offer a great deal of research and development opportunities.