One of the 10 largest mines in the world and the largest gold mine operated in Central Asia by a Western-based company.
Situated along the northwestern slope of the Ak Shirak ridge in the Tian Shan range adjacent to China (80 km south of Lake Issyk-Kul near the border with China). The mine site is located about 350 kilometres southeast of the capital Bishkek and about 60 kilometres north of the border with the People's Republic of China. The mine is at more than 4,000 m above sea level.
Gold mineralization is related to intensive veining, stockworks and hydrothermal breccias. The deposit is located in the southern Tian Shan Metallogenic Belt.
Started in 1997, owned by Centerra Gold Inc.
External Links
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http://homepage.usask.ca/~smi454/project/articles/gold2000_ext_abs.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumtor_Gold_Mine
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http://www.centerra.ca/properties/kumtor/Mineral List
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