Auction was held on the E-auksion platform On February 4an with 31 for artisanal gold mining sites in the Navoi province on Wednesday.
Buyers were offered sites at the Navoi, Nurata, Oksokolota, Sop, Shukhsay mines in the Nurata and Karmana districts. The total starting value of the lots was 1.1 billion soums, with the final total revenue reaching 25.1 billion soums.
The highest starting price was for the Navoi-1/24 lot, for which 52.5 million soums were requested. The lowest price for a site was 26.25 million soums.
The most expensive site was the Sop-10/24 site in the Nurata district, for which Xinlong Mining Drilling paid 3.62 billion soums, or 110 times more than its starting price, and the auction lasted more than 10 hours.
The second largest bid for a lot was also made by Xinlong Mining Drilling - 1.94 billion soums. In total, this company acquired the rights to develop eight gold-bearing sites, offering 9.1 billion soums for them.
Another four sites went to Neo Gold Mining for 2.7 billion soums. Zhonghuitong Mining Group also bought 4 sites, offering 1.13 billion soums. Golden Diggers plans to develop three sites, which paid 3.24 billion soums for them.
Two sites each went to Ipotekaone, King of Gold Mining, Samnurgold and YVN Gold. AAA Human, Golden SPV One, Kamron Mir Gold and Orom Medical Centre bought one lot each.
The cheapest lot was Shukhsay-8/24. Ipotekaone became its owner after a single bid of 43.3 million soums. For the second site, it offered 65.6 million soums.
