 The entrance to the mining facility at Mamkmalaltyn | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Jalal-Abad Province | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Coordinates | 41°10′57″N73°57′19″E / 41.1825°N 73.9552°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Gold |
| Owner | |
| Company | Gold Fields |
The Makmal gold mine is an open-pit gold mine in Toguz-Toro District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan, just to the south of Kazarman. It was the largest gold mine in the Soviet Union. [1]
The mine is currently run by the Makmal gold mining combine, or Makmalaltyn (Kyrgyz : Макмалалтын), a branch of Kyrgyzaltyn (a publicly traded company), and has an output of close to 1.2 tonnes of gold per year. [2]
