Sulukta coal deposit was put up for auction, the State Committee of Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use of Kyrgyzstan reported.
The starting price of plot No. 5 (mine shaft 2/8) is $3,800. According to the forecasts, coal reserves at the field are 381,190.5 tons.
The local section Vostochniy (parts of mine shaft 6/18) was put up for auction with a starting price of $6,154. Brown coal reserves amount to 243,000 tons.
Kokinsay area was estimated at $2,300. Geological prospecting only starts there. (24.kg/Ukrainian metal)