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Ivanhoe Mines stock soars on Mongolia mine optimism
Reuters Canada reports that,
TORONTO (Reuters) - Ivanhoe Mines (IVN.TO: Quote) shares surged 9 percent on Monday as signs that Mongolian voters will elect a majority government raised expectations Ivanhoe would soon conclude a deal to develop the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine.
Canada-based Ivanhoe and its partner Rio Tinto (RIO.L: Quote) agreed to a […]
SouthGobi Energy stock stoked by thick, shallow coal seams in Mongolia
Canadianpress writes that,
VANCOUVER — SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd. shares (TSXV:SGQ) rose to a new high Monday after the company reported “multiple, thick, near-surface coking and thermal coal seams” at a site 16 kilometres east of its Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine in southern Mongolia.
The new find includes an intercept 51.5 metres thick, and the Vancouver-headquartered company […]
Mongolia ruling party wins election
The Associated Press reports that,
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AP) — Mongolia’s ruling party won a tough parliamentary election contested over how to share more of the country’s natural wealth, according to preliminary results Monday.
The ruling Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party — which also governed the country when it was a Soviet satellite — won 41 seats in […]
Mongolians vote in key elections
Presstv of Iran reports that,
Parliamentary elections begin in Mongolia, where fighting inflation and tapping into the country’s huge mineral wealth are major concerns.
Mongolian voters dressed in traditional silk cloaks tied with colorful sashes streamed into polling stations Sunday as the nation began the first general election in four years.
A total of 356 candidates, […]
Polls close in Mongolia as mining deals eyed
The US Daily writes that,
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) - Mongolians turned out in droves on Sunday to vote in a tight race that will see the election of a government charged with fighting inflation and tapping into the windswept country’s huge mineral wealth.
Polls closed at 1400 GMT, but results in the vote that pits the ruling […]
Mongolia polling stations close after high turnout
France24 reports that,
Polling stations closed Sunday across Mongolia, where high voter turnout capped a gruelling campaign between the two major parties, the Democrats and the ruling MPRP.
For weeks the rivals had engaged in a nasty exchange of mudslinging advertising and allegations of vote buying, but in the end the General Election Committee reported no major […]
Mongolians go to the polls
RadioAustralia reports that,
Polling stations in Mongolia have just closed in crucial parliamentary elections.
A total of 356 candidates, including 28 incumbent members of parliament, are fighting for 76 seats in the Great Hural.
The two major parties, the Democrats and the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party have each promised large payouts to the general public if they win […]
Polls close in Mongolian election
Aljazeera reports that:
Polls have closed in Mongolia’s parliamentary elections, with results expected to take at least a day to coalate.
Mongolians turned out in droves on Sunday, many riding on camel or horseback and some in traditional dress, to vote in the country’s elections.
Mongolia’s election commission said that, judging from early returns, voter turnout would surpass […]
Backgrounder: Mongolia’s parliamentary election
Xinhua reports that:
ULAN BATOR, June 29 (Xinhua) — Mongolians went to the polls Sunday morning to elect 76 members of the country’s parliament — the State Great Hural.
The election has registered 311 candidates nominated from 11 parties and one coalition, as well as 45 independent candidates. New parliament members will serve […]
Polling stations busy as voters queue up across Mongolia
AFP reports that:
ULAN BATOR (AFP) — Mongolian voters dressed in traditional silk cloaks tied with colourful sashes streamed into polling stations Sunday as the nation began crucial parliamentary elections.
A total of 356 candidates, including 28 incumbent members of parliament, are fighting for 76 seats in the Great Hural.
Early risers had queued ahead of the polls […]
