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Geothermal Energy

Geothermal energy is a form of renewable energy derived from heat deep in the earth's crust. This heat is brought to the near-surface by thermal conduction and by intrusion into the earth's crust of molten magma originating from great depth.

Kentor Gold Limited has been granted prospecting licences for five areas in the Kyrgyz Republic. The licence areas are considered to be prospective for geothermal energy of the Hot Fractured Rock type analogous to the Cooper Basin.

The exploration target in each area is hot fractured granite with temperatures in excess of 250^oC.

Following successful exploration, the Company plans to generate emission-free electricity for export to China. The rapidly developing Xinjiang-Uyghur Autonomous Region of China lies adjacent to the Kyrgyz Republic.

Kentor's licences are the first for geothermal energy in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Geothermal Application Location Large Map

Inylchek Area

While exploring for tin, Soviet geologists developed an adit which passed through a fault into hot granite 700 metres from the portal. Rock temperatures of over 70oC persisted until the adit was abandoned 1,000 metres further on. The implied geothermal gradient is 150oC /km. It is thought that these elevated temperatures are associated with the intersection of a north-south striking fault and the Inylchek fault.

Geothermal production diagram large