Posted on 10/01/2021 8:27:58 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
On the surface, Kyrgyzstan is one of the world’s poorest nations, but just beneath the ground it holds almost unimaginable wealth. Carved high into the side of the Tien Shan mountain range, the Kumtor gold mine was built to extract that wealth, making the Central Asian nation, and the Canadian firm behind the project, rich in the process.
Instead, the vast mine, one of the world’s largest, has become the center of a long-running political row. In May, just weeks after being inaugurated as the country’s president following violent riots last October, Sadyr Japyrov ordered officials to roll in and take charge of the site, claiming that the operator, Toronto-based Centerra Gold, was failing to maintain safe working conditions and risking an ecological catastrophe. Since then, authorities in the capital, Bishkek, have effectively torn up a series of agreements stretching over three decades that saw foreign investors plow millions into the country.
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I don’t consider it big news. I’m not surprised or disappointed that it’s not getting much coverage.
Gold Rush!
Wondering what the accessibility is to water near that mine?
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