Three large gold mines sold in Uzbekistan. Buyers include a company with a Chinese citizen as a shareholder

The Temirchi, Terekli, and Pirali gold mines, located in the Navoi and Tashkent regions, were sold at auction. Their total value exceeds $20 million.

The Temirchi mine has approximately 6 tons of gold reserves. Its price increased from 4 billion soums to 67 billion soums and was sold to Zauris Limited Liability Company.

The "Terekli" deposit has 2 tons of reserves. Its price has increased almost 20 times, reaching 81 billion soums. The winner of the auction was the limited liability company "Toyloq Toza Hudud".

The largest is the Pirali mine. This area, with 2.4 tons of gold reserves, was sold in about 24 hours for 24 times its initial price to NBC 111 Limited Liability Company, a 40% stake of which belongs to Chinese citizen Zhang Qian.

Investors have the right to explore for gold in these areas for 3 years. All mined metals must be transferred to state depositories.