[1] The mine is located in the mountains of Murintau in the south-west of the Kyzylkum desert, on the territory of the Tamdi district of the Navoi region of Uzbekistan.

[1] The mine has estimated reserves of 71,400,000 ounces (2,020 t) of gold.

[1] The field was discovered in 1958, industrial mining process started on July 21, 1969.

[2] It is the leading deposit of the Zarafshan gold mining complex, which ranks second in terms of gold production (after the Grasberg enterprise in Indonesia).

As of 2007, the residual gold reserves were estimated at 1,750 tons.