Gold Mine Visible From Space Set For An IPO

Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Company (NMMC), Uzbekistan's state-owned mining giant, is preparing for an initial public offering that would make it the world's fourth-largest publicly listed gold miner.

Uzbekistan, a landlocked Central Asian nation bordering Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan, has been rapidly modernizing its mining sector under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's economic reforms. NMMC has taken a central role in that effort, as the miner contributes 6.5% of GDP and ranks among the largest employers in the country.

"It's a very exciting time now from an investment point of view. Uzbekistan is an alpha mining market," Eugene Antonov, the firm's deputy general director, recently said for intellinews.

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