Today, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon left for Sughd region to get acquainted with living conditions of the people, to open a number of new social, economic and cultural facilities and launched the construction of a large number of other facilities.
President’s visit began with Sughdiyon town of Panjakent city.
Here, a workshop for gold washing under the LLC joint enterprise “Zarafshon” has been opened with the participation of the head of state.
It was stressed that this is the first workshop for washing the gold up to 99,99%.
As it was mentioned, this workshop can produce up to 7 thousand kilograms of fine gold of 99,99% degree annually with its current output capacity.
This workshop currently employs around 70 workers-citizens of Tajikistan.
The construction of a new workshop for refinement of minerals with a daily output capacity of 10 thousand tons of minerals has begun under the joint enterprise “Zarafshon”. According to the plan, this workshop should be put in commission before the third quarter of 2014. This factory will provide more than 300 citizens of Tajikistan with regular jobs.
It was informed as well that before the end of 2013 a feasibility study of construction of a factory for processing of pure copper will be completed by the joint enterprise “Zarafshon”.