Makmal gold mine


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.
The mine is currently run by the Makmal gold mining combine, or Makmalaltyn, a branch of :ky:«Кыргызалтын» Ачык Акционердик Коому|Kyrgyzaltyn, and has an output of close to 1.2 tonnes of gold per year.