Taldybulak Levoberezhny Gold Mine
Taldybulak Levoberezhny Gold Mine
Taldybulak Levoberezhny Gold Mine

With 77 tonnes of contained gold metal, the Taldybulak Levoberezhny Gold Mine is the third-largest gold operation in Kyrgyzstan by reserves. Designed for a daily throughput of 2,500 tonnes with a 19-year mine life, the project was built with a capex of $246 million and achieved commercial production on July 29, 2015. Currently Kyrgyzstan’s third largest mine by profitability, the project had cumulatively produced 30.56 tonnes of gold by year-end 2024, generating US$1.684 billion in output value while paying US$359 million in taxes.

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Taldybulak Levoberezhny Gold Mine
  • Location
    Kemin District, Kyrgyzstan
  • Ownership
    60%
  • Project status
    In production
  • Deposit Type
    Volcanogenic hypogene Cu-Au deposit
  • Mineral Resources (Inclusive of Mineral Reserves)
    Contained gold: 39.85tonnes, Grade: 3.76g/t
  • Mining & Processing methods
    Underground mining + flotation
  • 2024 Production
    Gold: 3.7tonnes
  • M&A

    In 2011, Zijin Mining acquired a 60% interest in the Taldybulak Levoberezhny Gold Mine. Kyrgyzaltyn JSC holds the remaining 40%.

ESG

To foster local employment, the project has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Kemin District Government on talent recruitment and training. To date, it has trained more than 500 skilled workers while generating over 2,000 indirect jobs in the mining value chain. Local employees account for 94.27% of the project’s workforce and 16.63% of its workers are women. The operation procures over 70% of supplies from local suppliers, boosting regional economic growth. Actively involved in improving community wellbeing, it improves essential local infrastructure and public facilities, and provides assistance to the poor and those in need.