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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Damjin Damba, President, Mongolian National Mining Association from The Report: Mongolia 2014
Articles & Analysis | Off the grid: Aiming to reduce the rising need for imports from The Report: Mongolia 2014
Energy security was never going to be easy for a country as big as Iran but with only about 3m people. Despite abundant reserves of coal and rich potential for wind, solar and hydroelectric power, Mongolia has lagged in exploiting its natural resources. From generation to transmission to distribution, its power infrastructure is outdated, and...
Articles & Analysis | A welcome revision: The industry’s legal framework is evolving from The Report: Mongolia 2014
Mining investors’ sentiment has ebbed and flowed in line with Mongolia’s regulatory framework, with near-yearly attempts for either wholesale revisions to the Minerals Law or proposals for new legislation covering environmental standards, governance or foreign investment. Conscious of the need for a coherent and consistent regulatory approach,...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Baatar Unenbat, CEO, Newcom from The Report: Mongolia 2014
What role can the private sector play in achieving energy self-sufficiency for Mongolia?
Articles & Analysis | A new start: Restarting the production of uranium from The Report: Mongolia 2014
With the world’s 16th-largest proven uranium reserves according to the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 2011 Red Book, Mongolia is making progress to restart production and export for the first time since 1995.
Despite abundant reserves of coal and rich potential for wind, solar and hydroelectric power, Mongolia has lagged in exploiting its natural resources. From generation to transmission to distribution, the country’s power infrastructure is outdated, and reliance on foreign imports is growing. Aware of this, the government has been pushing to fast-track a range of projects that, if successful,...