Register of mining and oil licences
Leases, concessions and processing permits granted under the Hydrocarbon and Mining Code of 1995. Royalties are set by the Code (the stibnite-concentrate schedule was revised in 2018) and are deducted from export proceeds in escrow, under the Irad Foreign Trade Escrow Authority; the ministry does not collect them.
| Licence | Holder | Site and mineral | Valid to | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML-94/001 | Sary-Bulak Antimony Works (IARMC) | Sary-Bulak mine, antimony; lease with tailings-safety conditions since 2018 | 2034 | active |
| ML-97/012 | Sary-Bulak Antimony Works (IARMC) | Kemer Antimony Mine, antimony | 2027 | active |
| ML-03/021 | Sary-Bulak Antimony Works (IARMC) | Kyzyl-Jar Antimony Shafts, antimony (two shafts) | 2028 | active |
| PP-96/004 | Chatkal Chemical Smelting Complex (IARMC) | Processing permit: antimony metal and trioxide; mercury recovery unit idle since 2019, new permit applied for | 2031 | active |
| HC-95/001 | NurGaz | Chu basin oil fields (block concession), crude oil and associated gas | 2030 | active |
| — | — | Muyunkum gas field, Boztorgoy steppe | — | capped; no development rights granted |
| — | — | Amangeldy gas wells, western Moiynkum (capped 1991) | — | capped; no development rights granted |
| — | — | Kuru-Tegerek copper-gold prospect, upper Chatkal | — | tribal side; open-pit moratorium since 2007 |
| — | — | Karatau phosphorite quarries | — | idle since the 1990s; tribal side |
| Q-26/003…047 | District road departments and builders | 45 licences for sand, gravel and building stone (Talas, Chu, Kara-Buura and Lower Naryn rivers) | 2026–31 | active |
Licences issued for land in the Autonomous Tribal Regions cannot be used there: the clan councils ban open-pit mining in mountain watersheds. The territorial pledge not to develop uranium and thorium stands; no licence for them has been or will be issued.
Register as at 30 October 2026. Questions on licences: +996-39-2-21-31-20, licensing department, room 318.