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Kumtor Gold Mine

The Kumtor Gold Mine is an open-pit gold mine high in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, south of Lake Issyk-Kul, at about 4,000 metres. Developed with a Canadian company and producing from 1997, it became the country's largest industrial enterprise and a large share of its exports and output. The Kyrgyz government took control of the mine in 2021 and full ownership in 2022.

Kumtor Gold Mine
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kumtor Gold Mine. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kumtor-gold-mine
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The Epoch Institute. “Kumtor Gold Mine.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kumtor-gold-mine.
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