Nepal lies in the center of the 2,500 km Himalayan belt, which has favorable geography for various mines and minerals. With almost 83% of its territory in mountainous regions, Nepal is a developing country with vast natural resources including water, minerals, forests, and a myriad of agricultural products and medicinal and aromatic plants. Nepal has an abundance of minerals required for industry and construction, including the most abundant, limestone, graphite, graphene, diamond, talc, granite, marble, gold, and precious and semi-precious stones (tourmaline, aquamarine, ruby and sapphire). Similarly, Nepal is also endowed with other construction minerals including construction aggregates, sand, gravel, dimension stone, decorative stones, paving stones and roofing slates.