Oxus Gold plc (AIM: OXS.L) (Oxus) is the only publicly listed gold mining company with primary operations inside the Republic of Uzbekistan.  Founded in 1996, Oxus was listed on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in 2001 and is currently producing significant quantities of both gold and silver from its 50% stake in the Amantaytau Goldfields JV (AGF).  Located in the Kyzylkum region of Uzbekistan, AGF is situated on one of the world’s largest areas of gold endowment,  the Tien Shan belt, second only in size to that of the Witwatersrand basin.  AGF also enjoys the privilege of being positioned just 40 kms south of the world’s largest single open pit gold mine at Muruntau.