Kochbulak stockpile - Left:   Following the visit to the Kyzylalma intermediate sulphidation epithermal gold deposit the group had the opportunity to study ore and alteration on both the low- and high-grade stockpiles from the high sulphidation epithermal Kochbulak which is located 15 km to th south of Kyzylalma. Right:   Maksud Iksakov, Chief geologist for Kochbulak and Kyzylalma (right) discusses ore specimens with Reimar Seltmann (CERCAMS, UK - centre) and Paul Carter (Ivanhoe Mines, Mongolia - left). Maksud hosted the visit to both Kyzylalma and the Kochbulak stockpiles.
Photographs by Mike Porter.