 Whether or not this was true, the mines were dramatically seized on 6 June 2005 by people claiming allegiance to the Joomart movement of Jumgal politician Nurlan Motuev, in what Motuev reportedly described as an attempt at redistribution of wealth relevant to the March revolution.Motuev later served a prison sentence for the seizure, and in 2012 called for the mines' nationalisation.Kyzart

Kyzart is a village in Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan.