Kyrgyzstan reverses Bozymchak suspension

3rd November 2017 By: Creamer Media Reporter

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The Kyrgyzstan government has cancelled the suspension of operations at the Bozymchak mine and full production has resumed, KAZ Minerals reported on Friday.

The London-listed company announced on Thursday that the government had suspended operations at the gold and copper mine for three months. Kaz Minerals said that it believed that Bozymchak complied with its obligations and that it was in discussions with officials to resume operations.

Bozymchak produced 7 000  t of copper cathode and 38 000 oz of gold bar in the year to December 2016.