In 2024, Kyrgyzstan was the world’s 2d-ranked producer of mercury (estimated), accounting for 2.4% of world production, and the 9th-ranked of antimony (estimated), accounting for 0.6% of world production. Other mineral commodities mined and produced in the country were cement, clay, copper, gold, gypsum, lime, mercury, salt, sand and gravel, silver, and stone. Data on mineral production are in the Production table (formerly table 1). Kyrgyzstan exported gold to the United Kingdom, ore and concentrates of antimony to China, antimony oxides to China and Uzbekistan, and ore and concentrates of precious metals to China and Kazakhstan; and imported fertilizer from Russia and Uzbekistan and cement from Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan exports to the United States included gemstones, iron and steel, and finished metal shapes. Kyrgyzstan imports from the United States included aluminum and alumina, iron and steel products (including mill products).
The legislative framework for the mineral sector in Kyrgyzstan is provided by the Law on Subsoil No. 49 of 2018, for which some amendments were drafted in 2024. The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision was responsible for the development and implementation of policy related to geology and subsoil use, the usage and protection of natural resources, as well as industrial, mining, and environmental safety. Mineral commodities were produced by either Government-owned companies or through Government joint ventures with international companies. In 2024, the Khaydarkan mercury plant and the Kadamzhay antimony plant in Batken Province were operated by Duvatash LLC.
