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Mess at Kumtor Ends: Canadian Company Leaves Kyrgyzstan

Mess at Kumtor Ends: Canadian Company Leaves Kyrgyzstan

Centerra and Kyrgyzstan reach agreement to split after Kumtor Gold Mine mess. If implemented, the agreement would see the Canadian mining firm exit Kyrgyzstan after a tumultuous 20 years and Bishkek assume responsibility for the …

Kumtor: mother lode or root of all evils

Kumtor: mother lode or root of all evils

Last week, a deputy in the outgoing Kyrgyz parliament, Osmon Turdumambetov, asked Kyrgyz Finance Minister Almaz Baketaev how much gold the Kumtor Gold Mine had produced under government management, where it was sold, and what revenues and …