Tajikistan announces discovery of 10 new gold deposits

• Published date: 01 February 2023
• Publication title: Central Asian News Services

10 new gold deposits were discovered on the territory of Tajikistan, head of the Main Department of Geology under the government of Tajikistan Ilhomjon Oymuhammadzoda told journalists on February 1, Asia Plus reports.

The deposits are located in central Tajikistan and in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. Their reserves will be accurately determined only after appropriate studies, he added.

In addition, 13 alluvial gold sites with a total length of 52.5 km were identified in Muminabad and Shamsiddin Shokhin districts. These sites were offered to the Ministry of Finance for issuing permits for mining by artisanal and free-handing methods, Oymuhammadzoda noted.

The Ministry of Industry of Tajikistan reported that there are large reserves...