KHUJAND, March 31, 2015, Asia-Plus — Khujand governor Abdurahmon Qodiri yesterday received Mr. En Jee Sai (phonetically spelled), director of Tajik-Sino Mining Company.
According to the Sughd administration press center, the Tajik-Sino Mining Company top manager informed Sughd governor about the Company’s activities.
Chinese specialists are reportedly taking measures to upgrade the enterprise.
Construction of metallurgical plant in the city of Istiqlol (former Taboshar) was reportedly a major topic of the meeting.
The plant will have capacity of processing 50,000 tons of lead and 50,000 tons of zinc per year. The lead-processing workshops are expected to be introduced into operation in 2016 and the zinc-processing workshops will be introduced into operation, the source said.
China Global LTD purchased the Altyn-Topkan mine by auction and the limited liability company, Tajik-Sino Mining Company, was established on the basis of the mine in 2006. The company with an authorized capital stock of 103.2 million somoni was registered with the Ministry of Justice on October 1, 2007.
Tajik-Sino Mining Company is located in the settlement of Zarnisor, which is subordinate to the city of Qairoqqum, Sughd province. 1,682 people, including 104 Tajik nationals, work for Tajik-Sino Mining Company at an average monthly wage of 2,170 somoni. The enterprise was granted licenses for development of the lead and zinc deposits Altyn-Topkan and Pay-Buloq.
According to an agreement signed between Tajik Ministry of Energy and Industries and China Global LTD, the Chinese company has invested 30 million U.S. dollars in construction of an ore-dressing plant and development of Pay-Buloq and Altyn-Topkan deposits in 2007-2010. The first line of the ore-dressing plant was introduced into operation in June 2009.
