Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan was estimated to be the world’s ninth-ranked producer of antimony

Pictured: stibnite (antimony ore)

Statistics and information on the mining industry in Kyrgyzstan.

Overview

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. 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.

2024 Report

Full data release with tables here.

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, and iron and steel mill products (Klochko, 2026; National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, 2025, p. 144–145; Sheaffer, 2026; U.S. Census Bureau, 2025; Trade Data Monitor LLC, 2025).

The legislative framework for the mineral sector in Kyrgyzstan is provided by the Law on Subsoil No. 49 of 2018, which was amended in 2024. The Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision was responsible for development and implementation of policy in relation to geology and subsoil use, the use and protection of natural resources, and industrial, mining, and environmental safety. Mineral commodities were produced by either Government-owned companies or through Government joint ventures with international companies. The Facilities table (formerly table 2) is a list of major mineral industry facilities. More-extensive coverage of Government policies and programs can be found in previous editions of this chapter in the U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook, volume III, Area Reports—International—Europe and Central Eurasia Region, which are available at https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/europ… (Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision, 2018; 2025; undated; Duvatash LLC, 2024).

Commodity Review

Antimony and Mercury.— Among world producers, Kyrgyzstan was the 2d-ranked producer of mercury (estimated) after China, and the 9th-ranked of antimony (estimated). In 2024, an estimated 700 metric tons (t) of antimony and an estimated 5 t of mercury were produced in Kyrgyzstan. In 2024, the Kadamzhay antimony plant and the Khaydarkan mercury plant, the sole producers of antimony and mercury, were operated by Duvatash LLC. The raw material for mercury and antimony production was sourced from both domestic mines and imports from Afghanistan. In 2024, Kyrgyzstan exported 1,203 metric tons (t) of antimony ores and concentrates and 20 t of antimony oxide to China, and 2 t of antimony oxides to Uzbekistan. The country exported 111 t of mercury to Egypt; 48 t, to South Africa; and 4 t, to Kenya (Production table; Facilities table; Vasilivetskii, 2023; Duvatash LLC, 2024; Koom Press, 2025; MetallPlace, 2025; Trade Monitoring Data, 2025; Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision, 2025; undated).

Production table

(Metric tons, gross weight, unless otherwise specified)

Table includes data available through August 12, 2025. All data are reported unless otherwise noted. Estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. In addition to the commodities listed, fluorspar, mined mercury, molybdenum, tin, and tungsten may have been produced, but available information was inadequate to make reliable estimates of output.
Commodity	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Antimony, mine, Sb content	0	0	264^e	240^e	700^e
Cement, hydraulic	1,873,900	2,490,500	2,667,400	2,696,600	3,099,000
Copper, mine, concentrates	22,500	28,800	27,100	25,800	23,300
Copper, mine, concentrates, Cu content	5,400	6,900	6,500	6,200	5,600
Copper, mine, ore	808,000	930,000^e	931,000^e	890,000^e	870,000^e
Copper, mine, ore, Cu content	6,100	6,600	6,200	5,900	5,300
Gold, mine, Au content (kilograms)	22,400	24,900	32,510	25,000^e	26,400
Gold, refinery, bullion (kilograms)	1,200	4,800	9,100	9,200	5,000^e
Gypsum, crude	23,019	31,680	32,000	33,000^e	33,000^e
Kaolin	1,400,000^e	1,400,000^e	1,500,000^e	1,500,000^e	1,500,000^e
Lime	5,400	6,900	11,400	26,900	24,800
Mercury, metal, Hg content	7	6	5	5^e	5^e
Salt, rock salt	6,400^e	4,600^e	7,138	6,100^e	6,100^e
Sand and gravel, construction, unspecified	1,165,600	1,404,800	1,491,900	2,000,800	2,350,600
Sand and gravel, industrial, sand, silica	570,000	726,100	931,100	1,004,700	1,277,200
Silver, mine, Ag content (kilograms)	16,127	16,549	17,400	15,400^e	15,000^e
Stone, size and shape unspecified, granite, including sandstone	8,363	8,400^e	8,800^e	9,200^e	9,200^e
Stone, size and shape unspecified, marble, including limestone	51,650	95,600	63,200	66,400^e	66,400^e

^e Estimated.

References Cited

Duvatash LLC, 2024, Antimony and mercury production: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Duvatash LLC. (Accessed December 12, 2025, at https://www.duvatash.com.tr/en.)

Koom Press, 2025, V Kyrgyzstane narashchivayut proizvodstvo rtuti, kogda ves’ mir eye sokrashchaet,-stat’ya Deutsche Welle [Kyrgyzstan is increasing mercury production when the whole world is reducing it-Duetsche Welle article]: Koom Press, September 29. (Accessed September 29, 2025, at https://koom.press/ru/news/38119?lang=1.) [In Russian.]

Klochko, Kateryna, 2026, Antimony: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, p. 42−43.

MetallPlace, 2025, Kadamzhayskii sur’myanoi kombinat vozobnovil rabotu na syr’e iz Afghanistana [Kadamzhay antimony plant resumed work on raw material from Afghanistan]: Moscow, Russia, MetallPlace, December 26. (Accessed September 3, 2025, at https://metallplace.ru/news261222_13/.) [In Russian.]

Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision, 2018, Zakon Kyrgyzskoi Respubliki—O nedrakh [Law on Subsoil of the Kyrgyz Republic]: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision, April 12, 31 p. (Accessed August 18, 2025, at https://mnr.gov.kg/ru/npas?type=&direction=&date_from=&date_to=&title=%….) [In Russian.]

Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision, [undated], Pravovye osnovy deyatel’nosti [Legal activity]: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision. (Accessed September 27, 2025, at https://mnr.gov.kg/ru/page/pravovye-osnovy-deyatelnosti.) [In Russian.]

Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision, 2025, Proekt zakona “O vnesenii izmenenii v nekotorye zkonodatel’nye akty Kyrgyzskoy Respubliki (v zakony Kyrgyzskoy Respubliki “O nedrakh” i “O zaloge”) [Draft Law "On amendments to certain legislative acts of the Kyrgyz Republic (to the Laws of the Kyrgyz Republic "On Subsoil" and "On Pledge")]: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision. (Accessed September 27, 2025, at https://mnr.gov.kg/ru/page/pravovye-osnovy-deyatelnosti.) [In Russian.]

National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, 2025, Sotsial’no-economicheskoye polozheniye Kyrgyzskoi Respubliki—Yanvar’—Dekabr’ 2024—Obzor 12 [Socio-economic situation in Kyrgyz Republic—January—December 2024—Overlook 12]: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, January 23, 201 p. (Accessed September 3, 2025, via https://www.stat.gov.kg/media/publicationarchive/dce60a07-1c78-4859-8e5….) [In Russian.]

Sheaffer, K.N., 2026, Mercury: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, p. 126−127.

U.S. Census Bureau, 2025, Country and production data—Product details and partner country—Country by 5-digit end-use code, annual totals, 2012–Present: Suitland, Maryland, U.S. Census Bureau. (Accessed August 6, 2025, at https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/country/index.html.)

Vasilivetskii, Aleksei, 2023, Lokal’nye proekty strategicheskogo znacheniya [Local projects of strategic importance]: Tver’, Russia, Prometal, January 11. (Accessed September 3, 2025, at https://www.prometall.info/analitika/lokalnye_proekty_strategicheskogo_….) [In Russian.]

Trade Data Monitor LLC, 2025, Trade Data Monitor: Charleston, South Carolina, Trade Data Monitor LLC. (Accessed September 29, 2025, at https://www1.tdmlogin.com/tdm/default.asp.)

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