Kumtor Gold Company is selling a fleet of the underground mining equipment in the condition “as is” including spare parts and tires

DEADLINE HAS EXPIRED

Young residents of the Issyk-Kul region will be granted a unique opportunity to implement their ideas for benefiting local communities through their active participation in the YouthBank for Issyk-Kul project. Initiatives will be prioritized and run by young people and will be supported through a network of YouthBanks established in six localities across the Issyk-Kul province including Balykchy, Karakol, Bokonbayevo, Tamga, Tup and Kyzyl Suu

DEADLINE HAS EXPIRED

Management of Kumtor approved the Biodiversity Management Strategy and Plan for a region, where the Company operates. In January, the Company has already announced that it has completed the development of the Plan, drafted based on the recommendations of experts, representatives of NGOs and other stakeholders

We are offering you the second issue of the corporate newsletter, In touch, which is a monthly publication. Every issue of the newsletter contains details on the Company’s regional projects, environmental programs, operating plans and corporate developments. The newsletter will be available in Kyrgyz, Russian and English languages at the regional information centers and on the Company’s website. ISSUE 2 JAN 2013                        

In early December 2012, the State Inspectorate Office for Environmental and Technical Safety under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic submitted a number of substantial claims and directions to Kumtor Operating Company CJSC. The company has examined and thoroughly analyzed the subject matter of the claims from the State Inspectorate Office, and the Company has submitted a notice of appeal dated January 4, 2013, and detailed responses and grounds relating to the notice of appeal dated January 28, 2013, to the Director of the State Inspectorate Office, Chair of the State Commission and Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic. Kumtor Operating Company disagrees with the above claims and believes that the allegations contained in the claims are exaggerated and without foundation. Kumtor has always worked and continues to work in strict compliance with the law of the Kyrgyz Republic. The activities raised in the claims, particularly the mining and placement of waste rock on waste dumps, have been approved at all times by appropriate Kyrgyz authorities and are specifically referred to in Kumtor’s annual mine plans, which are submitted and approved annually by Kyrgyz authorities. The Company has decided to post its responses to the State Inspectorate Office and the […]

RESULT: Contracted.

In Kyrgyzstan, a poor country with few natural resources, the abundant gold deposits in the country’s Tien Shan mountains have proved a vital economic lifeline

Gold producer Centerra Gold was confident that the 2009 Kumtor project agreements with Kyrgyz Republic government authorities would hold up under proposed renegotiations surrounding its flagship mine

Today, on January 24, 2013, the President of Kumtor Operating Company, Michael Fischer met with a Member of Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, Erkingul Imankojoeva, and residents of Jety-Oguz district of Issyk-Kul province

Kumtor is committed to contributing to the protection and conservation of biodiversity. This includes the application of integrated approaches to land-use planning throughout the mining lifecycle, and collaboration with stakeholders