16.01.2013 INVESTOR.KG: FRIEND OR FOE?

Kyrgyzstan is more and more turning into a “hot spot” for foreign companies that are willing to participate in the development of mining deposits
15.01.2013 2012 PRELIMINARY RESULTS

Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra”) and Kumtor Operating Company have summed up preliminary 2012 operating results
11.01.2013 Foreign investment in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is trying its best to find the ways and means to improve the economic climate in the country, to attract foreign investors, and to increase employment. Due to the past instability, two revolutions and several governments in the last few years, this has not been an easy task
08.01.2013 Claims in Kyrgyzstan, and Centerra’s investment in Turkey

Centerra Gold acquires a small Turkish gold project, just as it prepares to endure more tough times at the world-class Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan. Issues at Kumtor have been ongoing, with talk concerning nationalization of the mine
03.01.2013 Independent company Prizma has examined the report of the Commission for Kumtor, having called its conclusions improper and exaggerated.

Another Commission for Kumtor is preparing to submit its report. The deadline of document publication is postponed all the time. The members of the Commission, as skillful showmen, heat up the public interest, alluding to numerous violations allegedly committed by Kumtor company
28.12.2012 Kumtor is In Touch

We are offering you the first issue of the corporate newsletter, In touch, which is going to be a monthly publication. Every issue of the newsletter will contain details on the Company’s regional projects, environmental programs, operating plans and corporate developments. The newsletter will be available in the Kyrgyz, Russian and English languages at the regional information centers and on the Company’s website. ISSUE 1 DEC 2012                        
28.12.2012 Kumtor passed a tax audit

The regular field tax audit of the CJSC Kumtor Gold Company for 2011 by the State Tax Service of the Kyrgyz Republic for the control of large taxpayers was completed on December 18, 2012. Subsequent to the results of the audit no significant violations of tax laws of the Kyrgyz Republic were detected.
27.12.2012 Kumtor Company Sponsors Event for Children and Young People at Balykchi

A holiday concert called “Kumtor: Dreams Coming True” has been organized at Balykchi by the public association “Generation NEXT” in collaboration with the City Hall. It was sponsored by Kumtor Company
27.12.2012 Kumtor Sends New Year Greetings to Issyk-Kul Children

In early December the Kumtor mine employees were informed about a fund-raising campaign designed to purchase warm clothes for orphans. In less than one month’s time they could raise 174,810 soms
20.12.2012 Digicom Now Accessible to Three Jety-Oguz Communities

One of three digital dial exchanges was officially commissioned at Barskoon, Jety Oguz district, Issyk-Kul province, on December 19, 2012. The dial exchanges were arranged by Kyrgyztelecom JSC at Barskoon, Tamga and Tosor
18.12.2012 Kumtor Operating Company Supports Environmental Educational Action Among Bishkek School Students

.Under the Small Grants Programme of the Global Environment Fund (GEF), the Akmena Public Association has conducted an environmental action called “Tracing Former Biospheres: A Journey Into the Geological Past of Kyrgyzstan” among Bishkek school students. The action took place in Bishkek-based gymnasium No. 24 on December 15, 2012
18.12.2012 Fauna & Flora International, with support from Kumtor Operating Company, strives to conserve the biodiversity of one of the largest and most unique nature reserves in Kyrgyzstan

Fauna & Flora International (FFI), a leading international conservation organization, and Kumtor Operating Company have launched a biodiversity project in Issyk-Kul province of the Kyrgyz Republic