TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, December 26. Uzbekistan
plans to increase gold production to 175 tons by 2030, President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev said during his address to the Oliy Majlis and
the multinational people of Uzbekistan, Trend reports.
“At the Navoi gold mines, a $320 million mining project will be
launched, enabling the additional processing of 2 million tons of
ore,” the head of state said.
President Mirziyoyev unveiled a pivotal initiative targeting the
mining and metallurgy sector, aimed at optimizing resource
extraction and enhancing metallurgical processes.
“At the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex, construction
will begin on a new metallurgical complex worth $2.7 billion, with
an annual capacity of 300,000 tons of cathode copper.
In addition, fertilizer production will be launched at the
Samarkand Khimiya plant, with planned annual output of 370,000 tons
of phosphate fertilizers and 540,000 tons of compound fertilizers,
supported by $381 million in investment,” the president noted.
He elaborated that a chemical manufacturing facility in the
Kashkadarya region is slated for development, backed by a capital
infusion of $200 million.
“The facility will enable the annual production of 50,000 tons
of alkylbenzene used in household chemicals, polymers, and
synthetic fuels,” President Mirziyoyev concluded.
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