Gold-bearing plots were sold at E-auksion for 25 billion sums in just one day.

On the E-auksion platform, auctions were held on February 4 for 31 plots designated for artisanal gold mining in the Navoi region.

Buyers were offered plots at the goldfields of Navoi, Nurata, Oksokolota, Sop, and Shukhsa in the Nuratin and Karmanin districts. The total value of the lots was 1.1 billion sums, while the total revenue amounted to 25.1 billion sums.

The highest starting price was set for the Navoi-1/24 lot, where the right to extract precious metals was priced at 52.5 million sums. The lowest price for the plots was 26.25 million sums.

The most expensive plot was Sop-10/24 in the Nuratin district. Xinlong Mining Drilling bid 3.62 billion sums for the lot, which is 110 times its starting price, and the auction lasted over 10 hours.

The second-largest winning bid was also made by them—1.94 billion sums. In total, this company acquired the rights to develop eight gold-bearing plots, offering 9.1 billion sums for them.

Another four plots were awarded to Neo Gold Mining for 2.7 billion sums. The same amount was received by Zhonghuitong Mining Group, which offered 1.13 billion sums. The firm Golden Diggers plans to develop three plots, having paid 3.24 billion sums for them.

Two plots each were awarded to companies Ipotekaone, King of Gold Mining, Samnurgold, and YVN Gold. Firms AAA Human, Golden SPV One, Kamron Mir Gold, and Orom Medical Centre each purchased one lot.

The cheapest lot was Shukhsa-8/24. Ipotekaone became its owner after a single bid of 43.3 million sums. For the second plot, it offered 65.6 million sums.

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