Licenses and Permits

Main documents and permits for operations of the “Kumtor” project

Kumtor Gold Company continues to obtain its permits, approvals and agreements according with applicable Kyrgyz legislation and regulations. The key permits and documents are listed below.

Documents title	Valid to*
Revised Concession Agreement	2042
Action plan in emergency situations (APES)	Until amendments to APES
License for the right to obtain, form, store and use Highly Toxic Substances at CJSC Kumtor Gold Company	February 15, 2027
Permit for disposal of waste in the environment	January 9, 2026
Permit for emission to atmosphere by stationary sources of pollution	July 11, 2025 – July 11, 2026
License for construction works	Without terms limitations
Permit for right to conduct exploration operations on the concession area	October 30, 2026
Permits for the right to carry out blasting operations at the Central, South-West and Sarytor quarries	January 14, 2026
Conditions of safe shipment of cyanide to Kumtor minesite by motor transportation	Without terms limitations or until changes made
Permit of cyanide shipment from Balykchi to Kumtor minesite	November 25, 2025
Permit for cyanide storage at Kumtor minesite	November 25, 2025
License in the field of telecommunications and data communications	Without terms limitations
Permit for discharge of treated industrial effluents	May 12, 2026
Permit for discharge of treated domestic effluents	May 12, 2026

* Permission documents are subject to renew upon expiration of validity

Kumtor Gold Company provides jobs for over 3000 people.

99 percent of the Company full-time employees are Kyrgyz citizens, and this proportion is ever growing as the result of foreign managerial personnel being gradually replaced by national employees.

WORKFORCE

As of 31.05.2025, according to the HR management system, the Kumtor Gold Company has

3 415

Full-time
employees

11

Expatriate specialists

3 404

Citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic