State Enterprise «Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine» (Navoi, Republic of Uzbekistan):

Khalikulov E. Kh., Executive Officer of Central Mining Department, e-mail: mail_cmb@ngmk.uz

Central Mining Department is the largest production facility of Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Complex. This facility has the following basic areas of activities: open cast mining of Muruntau gold deposit at Muruntau open pit; extraction of gold by heap leaching method; open cast mining of Dzheroi-Sardarinskoe phosphorites deposit at Tashkura open pit; manufacturing of phosphorite concentrate and ground phosphate rock; processing of gold-containing and phosphorite ores at Mining and Metallurgical Plant; works for mineral reserves increasing and following development of mineral raw materials base. Scientific investigations with participation of profile institutes of Uzbkistan, Russia and Ukraine are carried out for the purpose of improvement of mining technology Central Mining Department of Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine has the following priority measures: development of Muruntau open pit to the depth of 950-1000 m; open-cast and underground mining of contour reserves of Muruntau deposit; involving of small-scale and anthropogenic mineral objects into development; development of gold heap leaching shop with re-orientation for processing of poor and off-balance ores of inner stripping of Muruntau open pit; construction of facilities for production of complex mineral ferlitizers on the basis of Dzheroi-Sardarinskoe deposit.