Collecting of signatures under a petition, demanding to ban development of Tash-Bulak uranium deposit in Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, started on social networking sites.
The author of the petition is some Alena Khromenko. She invites everyone to sign the petition on a special site. As of today, 7,495 people have signed the petition with the title “We are against development of uranium deposit in Issyk-Kul”.
YurAsia company is going to develop Tash-Bulak deposit of Kyzyl-Ompol group of uranium-thorianite placers. It is planned to process it at Kara-Balta mining plant. However, residents of Ton district of Issyk-Kul region strongly oppose the project. (24.kg/Ukrainian metal)