Kyrgyzstan proposes tourists to mine gold

Almaty. July 10. Silkroadnews - Kyrgyzstan offer  to allow tourists gold mining, reports KyrTAG.
"You can combine tourism with gold mining. According to statistics, one tourist may wash no more than 1 g. gold, while leaves in the country $1 thousand for accommodation, meals and so on, "- said the head of a consortium of experts to develop strategies Valentin Bogdetsky on Thursday.
According to him, in Kyrgyzstan, there thousands of small gold deposits, where you can engage small prey and "tourist prey".
"The advantage of small production is small payback, period of 4-7 years, large - 10-15 years. In addition, the use of local capital means the creation of new jobs, particularly in remote areas, and most importantly, the expansion of the middle class of entrepreneurs ", - he said.
The expert explained that the implementation of such projects need to make changes in the laws to legalize small mining operations.