The gold extraction plant located at the deposit began its operations in test mode in October 2024. It is aimed at processing 600,000 tons of ore per year, with an expected production of about 1.8 tons of gold. Investments in this project amount to approximately 12 billion soms.
Solton-Sary is a gold ore deposit located 355 kilometers from the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, on the northern slope of the Kapka-Tash ridge. It includes three sites: Buchuk, Ak-Tash, and Altyn-Tor, the latter of which is being developed by OJSC "Kyrgyzaltyn".
The estimated gold reserves at the deposit are assessed at 20 tons.
The rights to operate at the Buchuk site were acquired by Zhong Ji Mining in 2009. Since 2011, local residents have protested against the development of the deposit, fearing negative impacts on the ecology and the melting of glaciers. As a result, in 2019, the company suspended its construction work; however, it was later resumed.
