URANIUM MINING AND MILLING COMPLEX, MAYLI-SAY, USSR

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CIA-RDP78T05439A000200410062-0
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RIPPUB
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T
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4
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December 28, 2016
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June 7, 2000
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62
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REPORT
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ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2000/09/14: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200410062-0 Approved For Release 2000/09/14: CIA-RDP78TO5439A000200410062-0 URANIUM MINING AND MILLING COMPLEX, MAYLI-SAY, USSR 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D 25X1 D An examination of KEYHOLE photography of the uranium mining and milling complex (41-15N 72-28E) near Mayli-Say, USSR, (Fig- ure 1) reveals that since M there has been no addition to the production facilities of the uranium grinding and mixing plants. A search of photography of an area within a 50-nautical- mile (nm) radius of Osh (40-32N 72-48E), lo- cated approximately 50 nm south-southeast of Mayli-Say, yielded no evidence of current uranium-processing activities. The complex near Nlayli-Say was pre- viously reported in detail from TALENT pho- 1/ quality, provided most of the details. For purposes of updating that information, them KEYHOLE photography is of little value because 25X1 D of darkness. The best recent coverage of the Mayli-Say complex is from Mission (Figure 2). The 13 uranium mines of the Nlayli-Say complex appear active. New scarring is ob- served in the eastern part of the complex, but the small scale of the photography limits interpretation and mensuration. The previ- ously observed tailings dump in the vicinity of the uranium production plant has increased in size by approximately 30 percent since and a new tailings dump has been started west of the old dump. In = the 25X1 D Declassification review by NIMA/DOD Railroad Road 60 100 Frunze \_ ? Przhe- valsk .-Xi N crgan~ ~ C H I N A Hsin-chiang Sheng (Sinkiang) ..Pic --3 1e ,r FIGURE 7. LOCATION OF URANIUM MINING AND MILLING COMPLEX NEAR MAYLI-SAY, USSR. level of the old dump had reached the base of a delta-shaped plateau wedged between two ridges. By - the dump had reached a level midway between the levels of the plateau and the ridges. TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF FEET (APPROXIMATE) G3 Uranium mines 7 and 7 and three cool mines ore not shown_ TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF MAPS OR CHARTS ACIC. USAF Operational Navigation Chart F-6, 1st ed, Feb 61, scale 1:1,000,000 (CONFIDENTIAL) DOCUMENTS 1. CIA. PIC; JR-1024i 61, Uranium Mining and Milling Complex, Mayli-Sav, USSR, Jun 61 (SECRET REQUIREMENT 25X1 C CIA.OSL DDI /SIi R-44/60 NPIC PROJECT JN-9,'61 TOP SECRET CHESS RUFF