BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 17. Kyrgyzstan plans to start gold extraction from three additional deposits, as announced during a working meeting led by Kubat Abdraimov, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kyrgyzaltyn, Kyrgyzstan's national enterprise engaged in the development of gold deposits, Trend reports.
The locations of these deposits are as follows: the Terek and Karakala-Terek deposits are in the southern Osh region's Alay district, while the Chakush deposit is in Kyrgyzstan's southwestern Kadamjai district, in the Batken area. Each of the three deposits already has a license.
Every stage of implementing the aforementioned deposits was carefully addressed during the meeting. The leadership of the company heard an update on the progress made in these areas and talked about plans for high-priority actions and technical procedures that pertain to production.
After the discussion, Abdraimov issued a number of directives to strengthen efforts in terms of technical and financial procedures to hasten the start of production at these deposits.
As previously reported, the largest gold mine in Central Asia, the Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan produced over 5.5 tons of precious metals, including gold, silver, and platinum, between January and June 2023.
The Kyrgyzstan Statistical Committee reports that the country exported 4.819 tons of gold worth $302.793 million over the same time frame.