andash early-mid may, page-50

This may have added to the obviously political decision!

http://www.akipress.com/_en_news.php?id=116411

Kyrgyz parliamentary committee suggests suspension of development of Isthtamberdy gold deposit over tailing leakage
Bishkek (AKIpress) - MP Iskhak Pirmatov (Respublika) said the leakage of the tailing facility on Ishtamberdy gold deposit developed by China's Full Gold Mining occurred in April 2012.

Chemicals still leak into the river. The second accident took place some time later, he said at the meeting of the parliamentary committee for development of economic sectors on May 15.

Stats Secretary of the State Agency for Geology and Mineral Resources Nabi Eshnazarov said the leakage report was received on May 7. Due to changes in weather conditions, snow melted in the pipe leading to the tailing causing a crack. The deposit developer worked 12 days to remove the spill of chemicals, he said.

The Full Gold Mining sent the notification about the leakage. “There are pipes in between the mine and tailing where stones got, which led to the leakage. Residents of Kyzyl-Tokoi and Terek-Sai villages demanded from the company to build water supply system and to hire more than 80% of locals. The company said 83% of workers are local community members,” the official of the State Geology Agency said.

MP Raikan Tologonov (Ata Meken) suggested to hold officials of the Technical Inspection, Technical Supervision and Sanitary Agencies accountable for spill of chemicals into the river.

MP Oleg Domshenko (SDPK) suggested suspension of work of the Full Gold Mining until clarification of all circumstances.

The parliamentary committee decided to continue discussion of the case at the next meeting and to suspend work of the minign company until clarification of all circumstances, reported Tazabek.