Land plots in the Navoi, Nurota, Aksakalota, Sop, and Shukhsay deposits, located in the Nurota and Karmana districts, were sold during the auctions.
The plots were initially listed at prices ranging from 26.3 million UZS to 52.5 million UZS. Due to high competition among bidders, prices rose sharply, and the 31 plots were sold for a total of 25.1 billion UZS, which is 23 times their combined starting value.
The most expensive plot sold was the Sop-10/24 site in the Nurota district. After more than 10 hours of bidding, "Xinlong Mining Drilling" won the lot with an offer of 3.6 billion UZS, which is 110 times the initial price.
This company also acquired the second most expensive gold plot, Sop-14/24, after 183 bidding steps, purchasing it for 1.9 billion UZS.
Overall, "Xinlong Mining Drilling" secured the rights to eight gold sites for a total of 9.1 billion UZS.
Additionally, "Neo Gold Mining" purchased four plots for 2.7 billion UZS, while "Zhonghuitong Mining Group" won four sites for 1.13 billion UZS. "Golden Diggers" acquired three plots for 3.24 billion UZS.
Several other companies won gold sites as well:
- "Ipotekaon," "King of Gold Mining," "Samnurgold," and "YVN Gold" each secured two plots;
- "AAA Human," "Golden SPV One," "Kamron Mir Gold," and "Orom Medical Center" each won one plot.
The auctions were highly competitive. For example, the Navoi-1/24 lot saw 274 bidding steps, the Sop-16/24 lot had 260 steps, and the Nurota-4/24 lot went through 212 steps.
The winners have gained the rights to extract gold from these designated areas and will conduct exploration activities in accordance with existing legislation. Investors are required to extract precious metals using the gold prospecting method.