According to the Chairman of the Board of Kumtor Operating Company Kanimet Toktosunov, the company was chosen through an open tender to implement the «turnkey» construction project for a gold processing plant, tailing dump, shift camp, and other infrastructure at the future mine site.

«An open tender was held for the construction of the Togolok production complex. China Nerin Engineering, a company with significant international experience in implementing similar projects, has won. The company will implement the project under an EPC contract, which covers a full range of works—from design and equipment supply to construction, installation, and commissioning of the facilities,» Toktosunov noted.

According to him, construction of the main production facilities is planned to be completed within two years.

Under the EPC contract, China Nerin Engineering will build a gold processing plant, tailing dump, shift camp, and other production and social infrastructure facilities at Togolok deposit on a turnkey basis.

The head of the company emphasized that China Nerin Engineering is acting solely as a contractor and is not involved in the development of the deposit.

«I would like to specifically note that the Chinese company is only a contractor for the construction of the facilities. It will not be involved in gold mining. Kumtor Operating Company will develop the Togolok deposit using its own resources,» Kanimet Toktosunov said.

Kumtor Operating Company CJSC reported that China Nerin Engineering has been operating since 1986 and has significant experience implementing large industrial projects worldwide. The company specializes in the design and construction of mining, energy, transportation, and industrial infrastructure facilities. Over the years, China Nerin Engineering has successfully completed projects in Russia, Kazakhstan, Australia, Canada, Germany, Turkey, Chile, Egypt, South Africa, and the Republic of Korea.

Togolok deposit is one of the major investment projects of Kumtor Gold Company. Its development is being financed entirely from the company’s own funds without foreign investment or loans. The estimated reserves of the deposit amount to 19,928 kilograms of gold.