The most significant results are expected in 2024-2025. As a result of large-scale geological exploration at the Kumtor deposit, gold reserves increased by 147.4 tons in 2024, allowing them to be included in the state balance. This development will ensure the extension of the mine's operational life for decades, as well as compliance with environmental and social standards.
Additionally, last year, reserves located in the tailings storage facility "Kumtor," amounting to 121 tons of gold and 225 tons of silver, were added to the state balance. The project for their extraction is planned for 17 years, and the design work will be completed in the first half of 2025, after which a number of key facilities will be put into operation.
At the Buchuk site of the Solton-Sary deposit in the Naryn region, the gold processing plant has already begun operating in pilot mode and is successfully producing gold.
There is also a growing interest in the coal industry: since the beginning of last year, 34 licenses for coal mining have been issued, and more than 20 new sites have already been put into operation. Among them are the gold-bearing Shakhtal deposit in the Naryn region, as well as the coal deposits of Kozho-Kelen and Besh-Burkhan in the Osh region.
The measures taken are aimed at strengthening the domestic market for energy resources and increasing the country's export potential.
