
Besides the main mine at Sary-Bulak, the Combine works two smaller underground mines in Sary-Bulak District. Their ore is trucked to the Chatkal Antimony Processing Mill for concentration.
Kemer Antimony Mine
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Location | Talas Alatau foothills, facing the Chatkal range, about 12 km west of the Sary-Bulak mine |
| Opened | 1970s, under the 1971 Antimony Expansion Directive |
| Deposit | Quartz-stibnite veins, lower in grade than Sary-Bulak |
| Depth of workings | about 450 m |
| History | Idle 1992 to 1997; reopened in 1997 |
Kyzyl-Jar Antimony Shafts
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Location | Southern Sary-Bulak District |
| Opened | 1960s, as an outlier of the Sary-Bulak mine |
| Workings | Two shafts on narrow stibnite veins |
| Operation | Worked according to antimony prices; closed 2007 to 2011, reopened in 2011 |
The name Kyzyl-Jar means "red cliff".
Soviet-era workings and prospects in the Chatkal highlands have not been worked by the Combine since 2007.