KHUJAND, July 25, 2014, Asia-Plus -- Over the first six months of this year, Tajik-Sino Mining Company has mined 650,000 tons of ore, Zafar Zaripov, the deputy director general of the company, told Asia-Plus in an interview.

According to him, Tajik-Sino Mining Company has produced 23,600 tons of lead concentrate, 39,500 tons of zinc concentrate and 2,200 tons of copper concentrate.

“The company has overfufllled the ore mining target by 13.8 percent,” Zaripov noted.

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 Qaitroqqum, 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.