Production, refining and reserves
| Commodity | Metric | Value | World rank · share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony | Mine production 2025 | 22,000 t Sb content | #3 · 20% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Antimony | Reserves 2025 | 60,000 t Sb content | #10 · 3% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Fluorspar | Mine production 2025 | 15,000 t fluorspar | #12 · 0.2% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Zinc | Mine production 2023 | 45,000 t Zn content | #23 · 0.4% | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2023 (zinc, tables-only release), table 16 |
| Aluminium | Refinery production 2008 | 420,000 t primary aluminium (smelter production) | — | USGS MCS 2009 |
| Lead | Mine production 2025 | 40,000 t Pb content | #12 · 0.9% | USGS MCS 2026 |
| Mercury | Mine production 2025 | 4 t Hg content | #3 · 2% | USGS MCS 2026 |
Policies and export measures
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Trade in critical minerals
Exports 2024$785 m
- Antimony$267 mto France 42%, Belgium 41%, China 7% · 17 more
- Aluminium$229 mto Türkiye 59%, Italy 16%, Taiwan 13% · 4 more
- Lead$118 mto Kazakhstan 70%, China 30%, Netherlands 0%
- Zinc$95 mto Kazakhstan 72%, Uzbekistan 28%, Türkiye 0% · 1 more
- Copper$75 mto China 62%, Kazakhstan 15%, Türkiye 15% · 2 more
- Fluorspar$732 kto Uzbekistan 95%, Ukraine 5%
- Lithium*$98 kto Uzbekistan 95%, China 5%, India 0%
- Vanadium$64 kto Latvia 100%
and 1 more commodities
Imports 2024$71 m
- Alumina$68 mfrom Kazakhstan 100%, Germany 0%
- Manganese$2 mfrom Kazakhstan 94%, China 5%, Uzbekistan 0%
- Potash$458 kfrom Uzbekistan 100%, India 0%
- Chromium$174 kfrom Türkiye 63%, China 37%
- Magnesium metal$116 kfrom China 63%, Türkiye 37%
- Silicon$71 kfrom Türkiye 77%, China 23%
- Lithium*$26 kfrom Uzbekistan 62%, China 32%, Italy 6%
- Rare earths$21 kfrom China 93%, Germany 3%, Austria 3% · 1 more
and 3 more commodities
Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.
Fiscal regime for mining
| Instrument | Applies to | Rate | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royalty | All mineralsRoyalty for extraction (роялти за добычу), a subsoil-user tax under Section XII / ch. 34 of the Tax Code alongside signature bonus, commercial-discovery bonus and royalty for water. The 2022 Code raised the range from 4-10% to 8-15%; the rate by mineral group was not read, so rate is blank | —value of extracted minerals (роялти за добычу) | Налоговый кодекс Республики Таджикистан (new edition adopted 2021, in force 1 Jan 2022) · Section XII, ch. 34 (Art. 219(5) lists the subsoil-user taxes)in force 2022-01-01 |
| Export levy | All mineralsRent on exports of concentrate (рента для экспорта относительно концентрата), introduced by the 2022 Code: 2% from 2023, 4% from 2025, 6% from 2027 | 4%value of exported concentrate | Налоговый кодекс Республики Таджикистан (new edition adopted 2021, in force 1 Jan 2022)in force 2025-01-01 |
| Corporate income tax (mining) | All mineralsProfit tax for mineral extraction raised from 13% to 18% by the 2022 Code; production of goods 13%, other activities 18%, credit institutions and mobile operators 20% | 18%taxable profit | Налоговый кодекс Республики Таджикистан (new edition adopted 2021, in force 1 Jan 2022)in force 2022-01-01 |
Rates and terms as set in the cited law or regulation; agreements with individual projects can differ. Not legal or tax advice.
Mines and facilities (5)
- Isfara hydrometallurgical antimony plantProcessing plant · In production · SughdAntimony
- Jijikrut antimony-mercury mine (Anzob)Mine · In production · SughdAntimony
- Jilau and Taror Mines (Zeravshan JV)Mine · In production · Sughd RegionGold, Copper, Silver
- Takob fluorspar mining and processing complexMine · In production · Districts of Republican SubordinationFluorspar, Lead, Zinc
- TALCO aluminium smelter (Tursunzoda)Smelter · In production · Districts of Republican SubordinationAluminium
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