Besh-Burkhan Coal Mine

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Besh-Burkhan Coal Mine (Бешбурхан) is a proposed coal mine in Kyzyl-Kia, Nookat, Osh, Kyrgyzstan.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Besh-Burkhan Coal Mine	Kyzyl-Kia, Nookat, Osh, Kyrgyzstan	40.20048744, 72.25041494 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Construction	New	2024	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
0.28	–	–	Underground	–	–	494.0*	200.0

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt)	Year of Total Reserves Recorded	Total Resources (Mt)	Coalfield	Coal Type	Coal Grade	Primary Consumer/ Destination
38.0	2016	45.0	–	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Shanci Coal Investment Group LLC; Kyrgyz Komur State Enterprise	Shanci Coal Investment Group LLC; Kyrgyz Komur State Enterprise	Kyrgyzstan, China

Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.

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Background

The Besh-Burkhan Coal Mine (Бешбурхан) is an operating underground coal mine located in Nookatsky District, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. The mine is part of the South Fergana coal basin

The deposit's balance reserves were estimated at 38,141 thousand tonnes of lignite coal. The mine is operated by the state enterprise Kyrgyzkomur. In August 2023, Chinese investors from Shanci Soal Investment Group LLC entered into a partnership agreement with Kyrgyzkomur for the joint development of the Besh-Burkhan deposit. Under the terms of the agreement, the mining licence remained in Kyrgyzstan's ownership, while the Chinese partner was entitled to 70% of the extracted coal.

The Besh-Burkhan open-cast mine was officially commissioned on August 29, 2025. Its annual production capacity was planned to equal 280,000 tonnes of coal. Total investment in the project amounted to $25 million. Coal from the mine was designated primarily for the market of Osh Region.

As of November 2025, preparatory mining works were underway at the site; therefore, the mine was classified as under construction.

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