7360 x 4912 px | 62,3 x 41,6 cm | 24,5 x 16,4 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
13 luglio 2019
Ubicazione:
Tian Shan. Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan
Altre informazioni:
Wikipedia: The Kumtor gold mine (Kyrgyz: Кумтөр, IPA: [qum.tør]; Russian: Кумтор) is an open-pit gold mining site in Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan located about 350 km (220 mi) southeast of the capital Bishkek and 80 km (50 mi) south of Lake Issyk-Kul near the border with China. Located in Tian Shan mountains at more than 4, 000 m (14, 000 ft) above sea level, Kumtor is the second-highest gold mining operation in the world after Yanacocha gold mine in Peru. Kumtor is 100% owned by the Canadian mining company, Centerra Gold. Centerra Gold Inc. is a Canadian-based gold mining and exploration company engaged in the operation, exploration, development and acquisition of gold properties in North America, Asia and other markets worldwide. Centerra’s shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol CG. The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Kyrgyz Republic, via Kyrgyzaltyn JSC, is Centerra's largest shareholder owning 77, 401, 766 shares , or more than 26 % of the issued shares of Centerra . Kumtor Gold Company is the operator of the Kumtor project responsible for the entire production cycle.The deposit is mined by open-pit mining techniques utilizing typical drill, blast and truck/loader or truck/shovel operations. The ore is delivered to the crusher and further to the mill, where the gold is extracted using carbon-in-leach technology The mill's rated throughput is approximately 16, 000 tonnes of ore per day. After the ore treatment is complete, the gold is poured in the form of Dore bars containing about 80 percent of gold. As of December 31, 2017, Kumtor had produced approximately 11.5 million ounces or 357 tonnes of gold since the start of commercial production in May 1997. . The Dore bars produced by the Kumtor mine are purchased by Kyrgyzaltyn JSC for processing at the Kara-Balta refinery pursuant to a Gold and Silver Sales Agreement signed by Kumtor Gold Company, Kyrgyzaltyn and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic.
