Every working shift begins and ends with a pre-shift meeting, where production plans and results are discussed. What makes an important concern of such meetings is safety and detailed discussion of every violation, even of minor ones. This is a must for ensuring stable and safe operation.

Before developing a deposit you have to ascertain that the area in question does contain gold. This is done by geologists, drillers and lab men.

You can’t do without blasting in mining. In order to mine ore, you need to crush up rock, compressed over millions of years into an unmanageable monolith. Otherwise no equipment can operate here.

What kind of equipment is employed at Kumtor? How are these “monsters” delivered to the mine site and how are they assembled? Is it difficult to manage a vehicle weighing hundreds of tons?

In addition to the open-pit mining methods, Kumtor is getting ready to use underground methods. Are the declines safe and how are they developed?

The gold mill at Kumtor remains not only the highest in the world but also is one of the world’s five largest mills in terms of gold recovery.

More than 2,000 employees, round-the-clock operation and state-of-the-art equipment – all this has been set in motion at Kumtor for the sole purpose: produce several gold bars in a small unremarkable room.

A presentation of a children’s book “Chiy Kuurchak” was held today, on April 2, 2012, on the International Day of Children’s Book, in the National Library for Children and Youth, named after K.Bayalinov

On March 29, 2012, the Regional Cooperation Committee held a meeting at Kyzyl- Suu village of Jety-Oguz district. Committee members reviewed activities in 2011 and discussed plans for 2012

Two communities were left waterless as a result of a mud flow last fall. Kumtor Operating Company has restored and rearranged irrigation canals at Barskoon and Tamga at its own expense. In September 2011, a mud flow totally destroyed two canals supplying water to Barskoon and Tamga. Especially hard hit was the Tamga community as it had used the destroyed canal for drinking water supply. The spring sowing campaign was under threat of disrupt. Kumtor Operating Company responded to the requests of the community members by providing equipment and labor to carry out restoration. Partly, it was done back last year even before the onset of subzero temperatures. In March 2012 the work continued. As early as this week, water is expected to arrive at the both communities by their irrigation canals. The company plans to complete renovation work in April 2012. “Every year, all members of our community would join hands to clear the canal of mess and rocks. But this time we could not eliminate the effects of the mud flow unassisted. We turned to Kumtor for aid and they promptly agreed. Now that the canal has been restored and expanded the villagers will immediately start their field […]

A new training session will be organized for Jety-Oguz and Ton community members by the Barskoon-based KOC Regional Information Center on 29 March, 2012

The credit portfolio of the Bokonbayevo-based microcredit agency Ton-Finance has grown by $300,000, as announced by Kumtor Operating Company Management at the meeting of the Regional Committee held in Ton district on March 14, 2012