The past year was marked for Tajikistan’s extractive industry not by major new discoveries, but by a series of significant contracts and project announcements shaping development plans for the coming years. Several large initiatives across antimony, iron ore, gold, coal and lithium were either launched or confirmed.
In July 2025, construction began on a mining and processing plant at the Pakhandara antimony deposit in the Sughd region, located at an altitude of about 3,000 meters above sea level. The project is scheduled for completion by 2027. The license for both open-pit and underground mining is held by Pakhandara Mining, while HKSkyline Development Limited is acting as the contractor. Once operational, the plant is expected to process more than 150,000 tonnes of ore annually and produce around 5,000 tonnes of antimony.
The same month also saw the commissioning of several other facilities, including a new antimony processing plant operated by ARB Minerals Group, the second phase of the TVEA Dushanbe gold mining enterprise, and the Angishti Takht coal beneficiation plant.
In December, the Tajik Metallurgical Plant signed an agreement with the government to build an iron ore mining and processing facility, using deposits located in the Sughd region as its raw material base. The first phase of the project is set to be launched in 2027, with the second phase planned for 2031. The design capacity of the complex is 2.5 million tonnes of ore and 1.1 million tonnes of iron ore concentrate per year.
At the International Mining and Metallurgical Forum of Tajikistan held in Dushanbe in December, officials also announced the construction of a lithium plant in the country, although further details of the project have not yet been disclosed. During the same event, it was stated that around 800 prospective mineral deposits have been identified nationwide, while just over 100 sites covering 50 types of mineral raw materials are currently involved in active development.
