The hostility exhibited by local populations toward outside mining interests appears to be universal. The latest bout of public discontent toward a Chinese firm occurred in mid-May, when hundreds of protestersinterrupted operations at a gold mine operated by Kaidi in southern Kyrgyzstan’s Chon-Alai District.
Unrest at Chinese mines in Kyrgyzstan has been documented for almost two years. In August 2011, roughly 300 protesters beat up Chinese workers at the Salton-Sary gold mine not far from the Kumtor site. One month later, protesters demanded the closure of the Chinese-owned Kemin gold mine, and in October 2012, around 250 Chinese workers had to be evacuated from an exploration site of the Chinese Zijin Mining Group.
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