Kyrgyzstan: Jerui development postponed

Russian Platinum has postponed the start of the Jerui deposits development for 2 years. According to the license, this year a gold-extracting factory should have started operation at the site. But Russian Platinum just starts preparation works. For the delay the company will be fined $100 thousand each month. Jerui was supposed to yield some…

Kyrgyzstan: 2 gold deposits put up for auction

The State Committee for Industry, Energy and Subsoil Use of Kyrgyzstan announced the holding of auctions. Issyk-Ata field with a starting price of $26,160 is put up for auction. A large part of the area (up to 60%) is covered with glacial deposits of considerable thickness. The increased gold content is caused by the presence…

Kazakhstan: NKR to ramp up gold production

Akim of North-Kazakhstan region Kumar Aksakalov paid a working visit to the Yesil district. During the visit, Kumar Aksakalov familiarized himself with the work of Aulie Gold Mining LLP. The Russian company has been mining gold-bearing ore since 2015. And it plans to increase production from 130 thousand to 600 thousand tons by 2018. The…