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Oyu Tolgoi raises environmental fears
Apr. 16 | Oyu Tolgoi the copper and gold mine, co-owned by Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. and the Mongolian government, is expected to balloon the Central Asian country’s GDP — an estimated $13.28 billion in 2011 — by more than 30 per cent when it starts...
Proposal from citizens relayed to Prime Minister
Dec. 5 | Prime Minister S.Batbold met with members from the NGO Ulaanbaatar Regional Council on the 2nd of December to discuss the problem of air pollution in the capital city. The council believes that the most effective way to contain air pollution in Ulaanbaatar...
Mongolian court orders government to enforce mining ban
Oct. 21 | Mongolia’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to enforce a ban on mining in river and forest areas following an appeal submitted by activists who said the country’s fragile environment was threatened by reckless mining. The court ruling...
Prime Minister pays visit to Irkutsk, Russia
Sep. 12 | Prime Minister S.Batbold arrived in Irkutsk today to take part in the seventh Baikal Economic Forum. Irkutsk regional governor D.F.Mezentsev and his spouse welcomed the prime minister and his wife, Kh.Otgontuya, as well as Defense Minister L.Bold, former...
Government Notification on burying nuclear waste in Mongolia
Sep. 7 | Mongolian Government has incentives to further study the radioactive mineral resources and become peaceful miner, producer and exporting country of nuclear energy. Our objectives are to produce nuclear energy by using technologies that are environmentally...
Minister Kh.Battulga: We will stand firm on our decision
Apr. 25 | photo courtesy of gogo.mn The road from Tavan Tolgoi to Tsagaan Khad (a border point to China) was shut and suspended coal transport. It was closed several times, but re-opened because of revenue cut in the state budget. Some say it will be re-opened...
MP G.Bayarsaikhan: Water should be considered and evaluated at the level of mineral.
Jul. 30 | MP G.Bayarsaikhan: Water should be considered and evaluated at the level of mineral. Spring session of the State Great Khural of year 2010 adopted many important laws and regulations on ecology, especially the national program “Water”. Artesian and...
Some findings on Air Pollution Prevention Activities in Ulaanbaatar City
May. 27 | 8,7 billion MNT is spent every year to fight against air pollution of Ulaanbaatar City. But in reverse, air pollution has increased by another 20%. The working group on decreasing air pollution, led by MP D.Terbishdavga, makes proposal to increase the...
Development Council of the Southern Gobi is established
May. 24 | The irregular Meeting of Cabinet Ministers was held last Friday and discussed the issue of establishing the Development Council of the Southern Gobi. The Council will be established based on the Government Resolution 57 of 2009, Article 4.1 of Investment...
