Kyrgyzstan produces over 20,000 tons of gold annually, according to Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Subsoil Use Alisher Kurmanaliev.
According to him, gold is the main driver of the country’s mining industry. In Kyrgyzstan, 14 mining companies are developing nine primary gold deposits: Kumtor, Makmal, Solton-Sary, Jerooy, Terekkan, Ishtamberdy, Jamgyr, Karakazyk, and Taldy-Bulak Levoberezhny.
Placer gold mining is conducted at the following deposits: Sulu-Tegerek, Karatube Buzuk, Baymak, Ishtamberdy, and Chanach in Jalal-Abad region, Kumbelsu and Kyndy in Naryn region, and Tokoyluu and Karabulak in Chui region. (Kabar)