Mining in Tajikistan

[4] The archaeologist Mikhail Evgenievich Masson explored early mining sites in the eastern Tajikistan mountains.

[6] No copper, molybdenum, tungsten, or zinc has been produced in recent years and mining activity since the 1990s has been severely disrupted due to civil war and political conflict.

[7] As of 2011, Tajikistan produces up to 1.3–1.5 tonnes of gold annually, with a significant investment from China, with Zijin Mining working in the country.

[9] Proven silver reserves at Big Kon-i Mansur (کلان کان منصور) were determined during the Soviet era at about 50,000 tonnes, according to Tajikistan's Main Directorate of Geology (MDG).

[3] As of 2006, the company was responsible for some 416,000 tonnes of aluminium in their ball mills, connected to two 500 kW 6 kV motors.

[13] The Leninabad Mining and Chemical Combine was founded in 1945 in Sughd Province, and the city of Chkalovsk was established to support it.

[14] The facility was the centre of the uranium industry in the Tajik SSR until its closure in 1992, with IA Vostokredmet succeeding the plant.

Antimony was extracted at Isfara and Dzhizhikrutskoye (2,000 tonnes in 2000); and arsenic, cadmium, tungsten, and lead-zinc in the Yuzhno-Yangikanskiy deposit, north of the Zeravshan River.

[2] Northern Tajikistan has resources required for construction such as granite, limestone, marble and volcanic tuff.

[3] Deposits of boron, sodium chloride, carbonates, fluorite, precious and semiprecious stones have also been reported.

[1] The bulk of foreign investment into Tajik mining activities derives from companies from Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Korea, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary and Russia, although compared to some of the other Asian countries, investment is extremely low due to the proximity of Tajikistan to Afghanistan and political barriers.

[1][18] Heavy metals from mining can be harmful to the environment when left exposed, and failures to manage wastes may cause pollution.