{"id":93066,"date":"2026-10-20T08:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T05:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/news\/silvercorp-begins-developing-two-gold-deposits-in-kyrgyzstan\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T06:07:46","slug":"silvercorp-begins-developing-two-gold-deposits-in-kyrgyzstan","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/en\/news\/silvercorp-begins-developing-two-gold-deposits-in-kyrgyzstan\/","title":{"rendered":"Silvercorp Begins Developing Two Gold Deposits in Kyrgyzstan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canada\u2019s Silvercorp Metals and state-owned Kyrgyzaltyn have begun creating the Chaarat mining enterprise in Jalal-Abad region. The partners split the project 70\/30, and total investment in the two deposits is estimated at $556 million. The first gold is expected within a year or two.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tulkubash is to come online first, accounting for about $156 million. The ore will be mined by open pit and processed at up to 4 million tonnes per year. Output is expected at 3.1\u20133.4 tonnes of gold annually, with start-up planned for 2027\u20132028.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kyzyltash is the more capital-intensive part of the project, requiring about $400 million. It combines open-pit and underground mining, with processing volume estimated at 3\u20134 million tonnes of ore per year. Production is scheduled to begin in 2031.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Site preparation is already under way. Access roads are being built, along with pit infrastructure and a heap leaching area. Once both facilities are launched, about 600 jobs will be created in the Chatkal district.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is worth distinguishing the figures: $556 million is the estimate of investment in both deposits in full, not the cost of the first stage alone.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chaarat could become one of the most prominent mining projects in the country. Phased commissioning will allow Kyrgyzstan to <a href=\"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/en\/shorts\/gold-mining-countries-who-is-really-the-leader-in-the-world-ranking\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/geoconversation.org\/shorts\/strany-po-dobyche-zolota-mirovoy-reyting-lidery-zolotodobychi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">receive gold<\/a> as early as 2027 and reach full capacity by the start of the next decade, bringing new jobs to the region.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Source: @dprom<br\/>Image: 24.kg<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s Silvercorp Metals and state-owned Kyrgyzaltyn have begun creating the Chaarat mining enterprise in Jalal-Abad region. The partners split the project 70\/30, and total investment in the two deposits is estimated at $556 million. The first gold is expected within a year or two. Tulkubash is to come online first, accounting for about $156 million. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":93067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"Kyrgyzstan Builds $556 Million Gold Mining Complex","_seopress_titles_desc":"The Chaarat project at the Tulkubash and Kyzyltash deposits. 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