Proposals to tender the deposit will be submitted to the government.
Shakhbas is in the Penjikent district, 250 km northwest of Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. It was explored back in 1985.
Tajikistan mines approximately 1.6 tonnes of gold per year.
(c) 2009 Daily News Bulletin; Moscow - English. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.
A service of YellowBrix, Inc.
