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groundwater pollution around two large mining areas in South Gobi: Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi. Our findings can be used as a basis for assessing the impact of mining activity on human health and for developing regulations for environmental protection. Materials and Methods Description of Survey
-year-old girl was needed for rituals against the drought ( zud ). The latest news about shamans comes from quite unexpected quarters, that is, from mining towns such as Khanbogd and Tsogt-tsetsii, where the Oyu Tolgoi copper–gold mine and the Tavan Tolgoi coal mine are located, respectively. In this
rights impact of mining and impact assessments and the emblematic mining project Oyu Tolgoi specifically; Section v discusses tax and illicit financial flows, which include the tax framework and efforts to prevent and combat illicit financial flows; Section vi describes and critically assesses
In this paper, we will discuss three major issues concerning drastic changes in the life of local herders affected by a Mongolian mine called Oyu Tolgoi copper–gold mine, at the Khanbogd sum [county], South Gobi aimag [province], in relation to the following social factors: Changes in
cultural heritage. Both projects have been conducted by interdisciplinary research teams involving two ‘megaprojects’: Oyu Tolgoi (OT) gold- and copper-mining exploration and the construction of a hydroelectric station on the River Eg in Mongolia. Both authors of this article have some experience in
Introduction As a result of continued policies by the Mongolian Government to attract foreign direct investments ( fdi ), the volume of fdi in the mining sector has been increasing steadily. Mines of strategic importance, such as Tavan Tolgoi and Oyu Tolgoi, have become part of the business
—Rio Tinto and Mongolian Government’s joint venture, a giant copper—gold enrichment plant at Oyu Tolgoi, in the South Gobi, which opened its operations in June 2013. figure 1 Mongolia’s nominal gdp (in mnt). source: national statistical office 2003–2013 yearbooks As can be seen in Figure 2, the
not going to be large enough to support the current increasing demands for infrastructure development. The expected income from big mineral resource companies such as Oyu Tolgoi ( ot ) and Tavan Tolgoi ( tt ) just came into government hands. Oyu Tolgoi commenced its operation in July 2013. Now is a
for the Oyu Tolgoi Cultural Heritage Programme, and a (successful) participation in the River Eg cultural heritage impact assessment research. They charge that these Corporate Social Responsibility activities are not so much for cultural revitalisation in the project area as an effort to legitimise
countries to Mongolia. Rio Tinto, the major Anglo-Australian mining house representing a large share of foreign investment in Mongolia, does not have an individual listing, though entries for Oyu Tolgoi and Tavan Tolgoi (as ‘Oyuutolgoi’ and ‘Tavantolgoi’) give some coverage of the role of individual foreign