Besides metals Tajikistan is reach in coal beds. The total coal reserve is more than 300 million tones. The major coal requirements are generally met by the way of import. Tajikistan is reach in salt deposits. The major salt deposits are situated on the south of the country.
Some underground waters contain big quantity of dissolved metal salts.
Salt concentration here exceeds 280 grams of salts per liter. Everywhere a construction materials' beds can be found. There are significant reserves of such materials, as marble and mica. There appeared a tendency of deposits exploitation by foreign companies.