Mining

The Mining Industry is a Staple to Economic Growth in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Mining Production

• Kyrgyzstan has over a one-hundred year history in industrial development of deposits

• Kyrgyzstan's share in Soviet Union’s production of minerals was 15-18% of lead, 40-100% of mercury, 100% of antimony, 30% of rare-earth metals and 15% of uranium production

• Four main mineral deposit groups:
  • Metals (gold)
    
  • Nonmetals
  • Fuel
  • Energy resources and underground waters

Key Minerals

• Ferrous metals
• Non-ferrous metals
• Noble metals
• Rare and rare-earth metals
• Alluvial elements
• Radioactive raw materials
• Fuel minerals  

Main Enterprises

• Kadamjay Antimony Enterprise (KAE) produced approximately 15% of world’s antimony production
• Khaydarkan Mercury Enterprise (KME) has been operating on the world’s largest antimony-mercury mine in Khaydarkan for 70 years. The output of metal in 1989 reached 793 thousand tons, which was more than 25% of world’s production
• Kara-Balta Mining Enterprise (KBME) was built in 1951 as a uranium-processing enterprise. This enterprise provided up to 20% of Soviet Union’s uranium production
  

Useful links:

• MBendi's Gold Overview of the Kyrgyz Rep: http://www.mbendi.com/indy/ming/gold/as/kg/p0005.htm
• One of the latest articles on the Kyrgyz mining sector: http://www.zibb.com/article/4336943/Large+Kyrgyz+mining+companies+to+be+audited