“As for Kyzyl-Ompol, position of the State Committee of Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use is such that we have to support the investor,” said Emil Osmonbetov, Chairman of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use of Kyrgyzstan. “If there are violations, then it is necessary to apply measures within the framework of the…
At present, work on issued uranium exploration licenses in Kyrgyzstan is not carried out in full, Emil Osmonbetov, Chairman of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use, said at a meeting of the Parliament. The First Deputy Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov said that, according to updated data, 18 licenses for prospecting and exploration…
Law on biosphere zone of Issyk-Kul lake is not violated because of uranium exploration at Tash-Bulak deposit, Head of the State Agency for Environmental Protection and Forestry, Abdykalyk Rustamov, said at a meeting of the Parliament. According to him, Kyzyl-Ompol group of uranium deposits is located in the rehabilitation zone of Issyk-Kul biosphere territory. The…
A rally against uranium mining took place in Karakol city, a human rights activist Kamil Ruziev reported. According to him, the protest was held at the city stadium. “About 100 people participated in it. Our main demand is to stop mining and development of uranium. We indicated our demand in the resolution,” said Kamil Ruziev.…
“YurAsia company obtained a license for prospecting only, and now the company does not have permits for development,” the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Kubatbek Boronov said at a meeting of the Parliament. Members of the Parliament heard the information of the government on measures to ensure radiation safety of the population of Kyrgyzstan.…
Leader of Green Party, Erkin Bulekbaev, was fined 3,000 soms for a rally against uranium mining. According to him, he does not agree with the decision of the Pervomaisky District Police Department and will appeal it in court. The leader of the party does not plan to pay the money, because he believes that according…
Members of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan propose to introduce an indefinite moratorium on uranium mining, leader of Ata Meken faction Almambet Shykmamatov reported. According to him, Altynbek Sulaimanov, head of Bir Bol faction, and Kanat Kerezbekov, Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional Legislation, State Structure, Judicial, Legal Issues and Regulations of the Parliament, signed the…
There are 12 valid licenses for uranium prospecting and exploration in Kyrgyzstan, website of the State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use says. Table of valid licenses says that in total in the country has issued 20 such licenses. However, only 12 are valid. Mineral Explorer holds two licenses for uranium exploration in Panfilov…