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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With 77 tonnes of contained gold, 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 asset was built with a capex of US$259 million and achieved commercial production on July 29, 2015. Currently Kyrgyzstan’s third most profitable mine, the operation had cumulatively produced 34.181 tonnes of gold by year-end 2025, generating US$2.0765 billion in output value while paying US$492 million in taxes.
In 2011, Zijin Mining acquired a 60% interest in the Taldybulak Levoberezhny Gold Mine, with Kyrgyzaltyn JSC holding the remaining 40%. Beginning in 2025, Zijin Mining has held the asset through Zijin Gold International and now owns a 51% interest in it.
To foster local employment, the operation 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 operation’s workforce, and 16.63% of its workers are women.
The operation procures over 70% of supplies from local suppliers, boosting economic growth in its host region. Actively involved in improving community wellbeing, it has established and regularly contributes to the Kemin Development Fund. It also helps upgrade essential local infrastructure and public facilities, and provides assistance to the poor and those in need.