Product/activity
|
Description
|
Potential for direct
employment
|
|
Gold |
Numerous small gold deposits in
Southern Kyrgyzstan are known but
not
yet exploited. Khaidarkan could be
developed into central hub for gold
processing serving operating mines
and support further development in
the region. |
|
|
Potential activities: |
|
|
Upgrade and modification of the
existing ore enrichment plant to
treat
gold-bearing sulphide ore at the
rate of about 200 tonnes per day
(based
on a concrete proposal by a foreign
investor). |
70 |
|
Construction of a new ore enrichment
plant to treat gold-bearing sulphide
ore at the rate of about 1300
tonnes/day. |
150 |
|
Installation of a modern BIOX
facility for treatment of the
refractory
sulphide concentrates produced by
gold mining operations around the
Ferghana Valley. At present, the
nearest commercial facility is in
northern
Kazakhstan. |
50 |
|
Transformation of the Khaidarkan
plant’s mining department into a
mining
contracting organisation. |
150 |
|
Development and exploitation of gold
deposits and ore processing. |
-1000 |
|
Gypsum |
Production of gypsum panels and
gypsum for the building industry.
The
Kann gypsum deposit is located 25 km
to the north of the Khaidarkan with
possible reserves of 1.8 million
tons. |
90 |
|
Bentonite |
Bentonite is a clay material and
fids a wide range of applications
ranging
from cosmetics, food industry,
drilling and heavy industry to
remediation
works. Deposits are located in the
vicinity of Khaidarkan. |
75 |
|
Magnesite and serpentinite |
Materials can be used for fie
resistant brick production, natural
magnesium
fertilizer and for asphalt and
concrete mixtures of various
categories.
Deposits are located 20 km north of
the Khaidarkan Mercury Plant. |
90 |
Small
scale alternative
employment opportunities |
Small grants, micro credits and
training for developing small
businesses
such as handicraft, repair services,
construction, transport, foodstuff
production etc. |
100-200 |
Environment and health
risk reduction |
Required environmental safeguard
measures in polluted areas are a
short
term economic and employment
opportunity in the region. Measures
might
include remediation of the sludge
pond, slag heaps and tailings. |
20-100 |
