Mining industry

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinate (NMMC) is the biggest enterprise of the province and is included in top ten biggest world producers of uranium and gold. The Combinate is a big diversified industrial enterprise which main activity is exploration, extraction and production of uranium, gold, fluorspar, construction materials, marble products and phosphorites.

Central Ores Division for processing of gold-containing ores from Muruntau Field functions within the NMMC structure. Purity of the gold produced is guaranteed with four nines 99.99. Gold bars produced in the enterprise are awarded with the status of “optimal gold delivery” by the Arbitration Laboratory of London Precious Metals Market and Tokyo Commodities Exchange.