• Monthly payments to war veterans within veterans support project of the villages Tamga, Tosor, Barskoon, Kichi-Jargylchak – 54,000 soms • The Tamga secondary school for school bus repair – 19,200 soms • The Tamga village library for newspapers subscription – 5,820 soms • The Tosor village library for newspapers subscription – 5,156 soms • The Barskoon village library for newspapers subscription – 5,000 soms • The Barskoon School library named after Kendirbaev for newspapers subscription – 4,511 soms • ‘Karek’ Public Association for foundation of sewing shop and hairdressing salon – 150,000 soms • Sport Club ‘Hidaiat’ in the Tosor Village for purchase of sport suits and equipment – 18,220 soms • The Tamga Village musical school for purchase of musical instruments and equipment, school desks and heater – 89,400 soms • ‘Nur-Tem’ development and education center in the Kyzyl-Suu Village for purchase of projector – 22,944 soms • Kindergarten in the Tamga Village for purchase of beds, table, computer and printer – 120,120 soms • The Jety-Oguz Youth Committee for improvement of district park and creation of skating rink (skates, benches, musical equipment were purchased) – 518,952 soms • The Tosor village library for purchase of books – […]

• Monthly payments to war veterans within veterans support project of the villages Tamga, Tosor, Barskoon, Kichi-Jargylchak – 83,000 soms • The Jon-Jargylchak village library for newspapers subscription – 3,460 soms • The Kichi- Jargylchak village library for newspapers subscription – 3,765 soms • Diagnostic medical center in the Barskoon Village according to agreement – 225,000 soms • The Barskoon Village Council for transportation costs of Greco-Roman wrestling children team participated in Osh competition – 5,000 soms • The Issyk-Kul enterprise of high-voltage system, the Tamga substation – 30,000 soms • Dance group ‘Kyzgaldak’ in the Tamga Village for video camera purchase – 23,500 soms • The Barskoon Village Council for purchase of sport equipment for sport events coincided with Victory Day – 79,186 soms • The Jety-Oguz State Administration for purchase of gifts to war veterans on the threshold of Victory Day – 120,000 soms • Cleaning of the Barskoon Gorge within environmental project – 40,605 soms • Sport Club ‘Hidaiat’ in the Tosor Village for the 2nd international judo tournament among adolescents – 174,301 soms • ‘Kumtor El Aikyn’ Public Fund in the Barskoon Village for purchase of gifts to war veterans on the threshold of Victory Day […]

To: A. Atambaev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic J. Satybaldiev, Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republc Members of the Supreme Council of the Kyrgyz Republic From: Employee of Kumtor Operating Company (KOC)   Address We, employees of the Kumtor mine, our families and relatives, are extremely outraged with the fact that a small group of people, violating the Kyrgyz Republic Law, have blocked the road to the Kumtor mine. This group, by blocking the road, harms production as well as the economy of Kyrgyzstan on the whole. If the protestors have any requirements towards KOC, they should submit those through the KR Government, which should then decide whether these requirements are appropriate to satisfy by negotiating with the company management. Such unlawful actions have happened repeatedly during the course of the company’s operation. In all road blockage cases the company resolved the conflict by negotiating with local resident on its own. In the past, the government wouldn’t take any action to ensure public order. We are facing indecision of the government once again in this kind of situation. We, the KOC employees, totaling 3000 people, provide support for no less than 10 people each. We are the citizens of the […]

On May 27, 2013 at 17:00 the road leading to the Kumtor mine was blocked by a group of residents of Jety-Oguz district. The Company is very concerned about the illegal actions of this group of people as they are prevent the traffic flow, which has lead to the disruption of supplies to the mine site. If the blockage continues for any prolonged period, 2013 production could be affected

A training session organized for young activists of Youth Banks on the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul is over. Youth Banks is a 2-year project implemented by Eurasia Fund-Central Asia with the financial support of Kumtor Company

Kumtor has established solar panels at Ton and Kok-Sai, Ton district, thus making running water available to more than 1,000 residents. In these photovoltaic panels solar energy is converted into electrical and provides the water pumps, supplying water from underground wells to the village. If before the villagers had an access to the water only for an hour a day, now thanks to panels, it is available around the clock. Highly efficient solar panels work in a sunny and in cloudy weather conditions. These panels are able to accumulate energy and provide water even at night. Solar pump is easy in use and is designed for 20 years of service. In total Kumtor Company allocated 529,000 soms to install 8-panel solar system in Mys Valley of Ton village and 857,000 soms to install 16-panel solar system in Kok-Sai village. Investments in modern technology will not only improve the quality of life of the villagers, but also will help the local government to make significant savings on electricity bills.

On May 22, 2013 the Kumtor Gold Company CJSC (KGC) and the USAID-funded Kyrgyz Agro-Input Enterprise Development (KAED) Project will launch a joint project on rehabilitation of two sites with a total acreage of 2,000 hectares in Ak-Dobo and Lipenka rural councils, Issyk-Kul Oblast.

DEADLINE HAS EXPIRED

In response to concerns, raised by some parliament members at the plenary session of the KR Parliament on May 16, 2013 that the waste rock dump movement could affect the tailings facility, Kumtor Gold Company considers it is necessary to repeat its earlier statements that the Kumtor mine tailings facility will not be affected by the movement of the waste dump

The Kumtor Gold Company CJSC (Kumtor) transferred 500 K USD to micro-credit agencies ‘Jeti-Oguz’, ‘Ton Finance’ and ‘Balykchi Finance’ to support the micro-crediting programs of Issyk-Kul Province , and 500 K USD will be transferred in July of 2013 as well

In early May Kumtor Operating Company issued an official statement regarding the waste rock dumps movement at the mine. The Government in the urgent order has established a special commission to inspect the waste-rock dump movement. After members of the Commission visited to the mine site, they voiced their views and preliminary conclusions. Today we offer our readers an opportunity to get acquainted with the opinion of the President of Kumtor Operating Company, Michael Fischer. – Mr. President, several Kyrgyz experts state in their comments that placement of waste rock on the Davydov Glacier was illegal. Is this so? – The Company has never done anything illegal or unsanctioned with regard to placement of waste rock on the Davydov Glacier. Placement of waste rock on the Davydov Glacier was approved, and first expert opinions date back to 1995. – After the visit of experts to the Mine Site numerous comments were made. Why did not the Company notify State authorities in time? Why was destruction of two buildings allowed? Will the substation located below the administrative building be impacted? – First, reports on movement of waste dumps by monitoring points are sent to the State Inspectorate on Environmental and Technical […]

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